Carboxysome encapsulation of the CO₂-fixing enzyme Rubisco in tobacco chloroplasts

A long-term strategy to enhance global crop photosynthesis and yield involves the introduction of cyanobacterial CO2-concentrating mechanisms (CCMs) into plant chloroplasts. Cyanobacterial CCMs enable relatively rapid CO2 fixation by elevating intracellular inorganic carbon as bicarbonate, then concentrating it as CO2 around the enzyme Rubisco in specialized protein micro-compartments called carboxysomes. To date, chloroplastic expression of carboxysomes has been elusive, requiring coordinated expression of almost a dozen proteins. Here we successfully produce simplified carboxysomes, isometric with those of the source organism Cyanobium, within tobacco chloroplasts. We replace the endogenous Rubisco large subunit gene with cyanobacterial Form-1A Rubisco large and small subunit genes, along with genes for two key α-carboxysome structural proteins. This minimal gene set produces carboxysomes, which encapsulate the introduced Rubisco and enable autotrophic growth at elevated CO2. This result demonstrates the formation of α-carboxysomes from a reduced gene set, informing the step-wise construction of fully functional α-carboxysomes in chloroplasts

Impact of opioid-free analgesia on pain severity and patient satisfaction after discharge from surgery: multispecialty, prospective cohort study in 25 countries

Background: Balancing opioid stewardship and the need for adequate analgesia following discharge after surgery is challenging. This study aimed to compare the outcomes for patients discharged with opioid versus opioid-free analgesia after common surgical procedures.Methods: This international, multicentre, prospective cohort study collected data from patients undergoing common acute and elective general surgical, urological, gynaecological, and orthopaedic procedures. The primary outcomes were patient-reported time in severe pain measured on a numerical analogue scale from 0 to 100% and patient-reported satisfaction with pain relief during the first week following discharge. Data were collected by in-hospital chart review and patient telephone interview 1 week after discharge.Results: The study recruited 4273 patients from 144 centres in 25 countries; 1311 patients (30.7%) were prescribed opioid analgesia at discharge. Patients reported being in severe pain for 10 (i.q.r. 1-30)% of the first week after discharge and rated satisfaction with analgesia as 90 (i.q.r. 80-100) of 100. After adjustment for confounders, opioid analgesia on discharge was independently associated with increased pain severity (risk ratio 1.52, 95% c.i. 1.31 to 1.76; P < 0.001) and re-presentation to healthcare providers owing to side-effects of medication (OR 2.38, 95% c.i. 1.36 to 4.17; P = 0.004), but not with satisfaction with analgesia (beta coefficient 0.92, 95% c.i. -1.52 to 3.36; P = 0.468) compared with opioid-free analgesia. Although opioid prescribing varied greatly between high-income and low- and middle-income countries, patient-reported outcomes did not.Conclusion: Opioid analgesia prescription on surgical discharge is associated with a higher risk of re-presentation owing to side-effects of medication and increased patient-reported pain, but not with changes in patient-reported satisfaction. Opioid-free discharge analgesia should be adopted routinely

Overcoming limitations in bioengineering Rubisco in higher plant chloroplasts

Better structure-function studies of higher plant Rubisco are imperative in improving catalytic potential of the enzyme Rubisco. In this thesis, a novel system to study Rubisco using an RNAi tobacco genotype is designed to provide a homogenous environment of large and small Rubisco subunits for a more genuine assessment of recombinant Rubisco catalysis, regulation and assembly as well as its photosynthetic capacity in tobacco. The application of technology and strategies discussed in this thesis will demonstrate a great leap forward in Rubisco bioengineering and recombinant protein expression in plant chloroplasts. The RbcS RNAi of the cmtrLRNAi-S genotype is stable up to three generations, having selectable resistance against the Basta herbicide while boasting no accumulation of transcript mRNA from the tobacco RbcS multigene family. Access and ability to manipulate the Rubisco S-subunit in higher plants have been the final crux in bioengineering Rubisco and is now possible using the cmtrLRNAi-S master line. Additionally, application of the intron-containing hairpin loop construct in RNAi silencing and its effectiveness as shown in this thesis strongly validates the use of this technology to study other genomic and proteomic components of photosynthesis in higher plants. The unperturbed growth of cmtrLRNAi-S to maturity in soil (albeit requiring elevated CO2 environment) and therefore the development of fertile pollen enhances the prowess of the cmtrLRNAi-S line to include stable transfer of the RNAi-RbcS system into tobacco genotypes using cross-pollination. New genotypes generated using pollen from cmtrLRNAi-S to fertilise genotypes producing S-subunits in the chloroplast mirror similar RbcS silencing found in cmtrLRNAi-S thus resulting in populations of homogenous, chloroplast-made S-subunits in the absence of endogenous (cytosolic) S-subunits. In summary, a more accurate system for determining the innumerable factors and limitations in recombinant Rubisco expression and biogenesis in higher plants can be achieved using cmtrLRNAi-S. The recent advent of cmtrLRNAi-S to intrinsically manipulate the S-subunit encourages further possibilities for comprehensive studies to overcome limitations in bioengineering higher plant Rubisco. The curious nature of the S-subunit multigene family and its indispensable role in higher plant photosynthesis once perplexing now serve as tools to bring fresh perspectives on the S-subunit’s import into the chloroplast, processing events and interaction with its counterpart subunit. The capacity to experiment on a single RbcS species in the chloroplast by its expression in an rbcL-rbcS dicistronic operon presents opportunities for differentiating members of the RbcS multigene family as well as to study the importance of structure-function differences between intra- and interspecies variants of RbcS. This thesis details preliminary knowledge gleaned from the first examples of homogenous hybrid Rubisco populations expressing foreign S-subunit genes from red Rubisco (G. monilis), C3 (N. tabacum and H. annuus) and C4 (F. bidentis and S. bicolor) plants as well as various approaches in regulatory elements and sequences for optimising synthesis of recombinant Rubisco in host surrogate tobacco. The mention of cmtrLRNAi-S in preceding theses from the Whitney laboratory and its use in the Whitney laboratory for various other projects in parallel to work done in the thesis is proof of a pioneering method for stable bioengineering of S-subunit and subsequently L8S8 Rubisco in higher plants. Ultimately, this thesis showcases new strategies for improving the transition of transcript mRNA coding for foreign and recombinant Rubisco as well as other potential proteins of interest to comparable levels of translated product in higher plant chloroplasts

A conceptual study of business orientations and its effect on strategic planning in small businesses.

This paper strives to understand the relationship between Market Orientation, Learning Orientation and Strategic Planning in the context of small businesses. All of these three areas have been studied extensively due to their proven direct bearings on business performance. We propose a conceptual model to reconcile them by positing that Market Orientation and Learning Orientation can have an influence on a small firm’s planning process. We also analyse the possibility that deductions be drawn on a firm’s planning process through knowledge of her business orientations. Additional research will need to be done in order to validate the scales used and the theories proposed. This paper suggests the use of Structured Equation Modelling for this purpose.BUSINES

Modifying plant photosynthesis and growth via simultaneous chloroplast transformation of rubisco large and small subunits

Engineering improved Rubisco for the enhancement of photosynthesis is challenged by the alternate locations of the chloroplast rbcL gene and nuclear RbcS genes. Here we develop an RNAi-RbcS tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) master-line, tobRrDS, for producing homogenous plant Rubisco by rbcL-rbcS operon chloroplast transformation. Four genotypes encoding alternative rbcS genes and adjoining 59-intergenic sequences revealed that Rubisco production was highest (50% of the wild type) in the lines incorporating a rbcS gene whose codon use and 59 untranslated-region matched rbcL. Additional tobacco genotypes produced here incorporated differing potato (Solanum tuberosum) rbcL-rbcS operons that either encoded one of three mesophyll small subunits (pS1, pS2, and pS3) or the potato trichome pST-subunit. The pS3-subunit caused impairment of potato Rubisco production by ;15% relative to the lines producing pS1, pS2, or pST. However, the bAbB loop Asn-55-His and Lys-57-Ser substitutions in the pS3-subunit improved carboxylation rates by 13% and carboxylation efficiency (CE) by 17%, relative to potato Rubisco incorporating pS1 or pS2-subunits. Tobacco photosynthesis and growth were most impaired in lines producing potato Rubisco incorporating the pST-subunit, which reduced CE and CO2/O2 specificity 40% and 15%, respectively. Returning the rbcS gene to the plant plastome provides an effective bioengineering chassis for introduction and evaluation of novel homogeneous Rubisco complexes in a whole plant context

Carboxysome encapsulation of the CO2-fixing enzyme Rubisco in tobacco chloroplasts

Previous efforts to assemble Rubisco within a cyanobacterial carboxysome-derived protein shell in plant chloroplasts to concentrate CO2 have been unsuccessful. Here, Long et al. produce carboxysomes in tobacco chloroplasts that encapsulate the introduced Rubisco and enable autotrophic growth at elevated CO2

Guidelines and Good Clinical Practice Recommendations for Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) in the Liver–Update 2020 WFUMB in Cooperation with EFSUMB, AFSUMB, AIUM, and FLAUS

The present, updated document describes the fourth iteration of recommendations for the hepatic use of contrast-enhanced ultrasound, first initiated in 2004 by the European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology. The previous updated editions of the guidelines reflected changes in the available contrast agents and updated the guidelines not only for hepatic but also for non-hepatic applications. The 2012 guideline requires updating as, previously, the differences in the contrast agents were not precisely described and the differences in contrast phases as well as handling were not clearly indicated. In addition, more evidence has been published for all contrast agents. The update also reflects the most recent developments in contrast agents, including U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval and the extensive Asian experience, to produce a truly international perspective. These guidelines and recommendations provide general advice on the use of ultrasound contrast agents (UCAs) and are intended to create standard protocols for the use and administration of UCAs in liver applications on an international basis to improve the management of patients

Proceedings Of The 7Th Biannual International Symposium On Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma 2015

A1 Hope and despair in the current treatment of nasopharyngeal cancer, IB Tan, I1 NPC international incidence and risk factors, Ellen T Chang, I2 Familial nasopharyngeal carcinoma and the use of biomarkers, Chien-Jen Chen, Wan-Lun Hsu, Yin-Chu Chien, I3 Genetic susceptibility risk factors for sporadic and familial NPC: recent findings, Allan Hildesheim, I5 Genetic and environmental risk factors for nasopharyngeal cancer in Southeast Asia, James D McKay, Valerie Gaborieau, Mohamed Arifin Bin Kaderi, Dewajani Purnomosari, Catherine Voegele, Florence LeCalvez-Kelm, Graham Byrnes, Paul Brennan, Beena Devi, I6 Characterization of the NPC methylome identifies aberrant epigenetic disruption of key signaling pathways and EBV-induced gene methylation, Li L, Zhang Y, Fan Y, Sun K, Du Z, Sun H, Chan AT, Tsao SW, Zeng YX, Tao Q, I7 Tumor exosomes and translational research in NPC, Pierre Busson, Claire Lhuillier, Olivier Morales, Dhafer Mrizak, Aurore Gelin, Nikiforos Kapetanakis, Nadira Delhem, I8 Host manipulations of the Epstein-Barr virus EBNA1 protein, Sheila Mansouri, Jennifer Cao, Anup Vaidya, and Lori Frappier, I9 Somatic genetic changes in EBV-associated nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Lo Kwok Wai, I10 Preliminary screening results for nasopharyngeal carcinoma with ELISA-based EBV antibodies in Southern China, Sui-Hong Chen, Jin-lin Du, Ming-Fang Ji, Qi-Hong Huang, Qing Liu, Su-Mei Cao, I11 EBV array platform to screen for EBV antibodies associated with NPC and other EBV-associated disorders, Denise L. Doolan, Anna Coghill, Jason Mulvenna, Carla Proietti, Lea Lekieffre, Jeffrey Bethony, and Allan Hildesheim, I12 The nasopharyngeal carcinoma awareness program in Indonesia, Renske Fles, Sagung Rai Indrasari, Camelia Herdini, Santi Martini, Atoillah Isfandiari, Achmad Rhomdoni, Marlinda Adham, Ika Mayangsari, Erik van Werkhoven, Maarten Wildeman, Bambang Hariwiyanto, Bambang Hermani, Widodo Ario Kentjono, Sofia Mubarika Haryana, Marjanka Schmidt, IB Tan, I13 Current advances and future direction in nasopharyngeal cancer management, Brian O’Sullivan, I14 Management of juvenile nasopharyngeal cancer, Enis Ozyar, I15 Global pattern of nasopharyngeal cancer: correlation of outcome with access to radiotherapy, Anne WM Lee, I16 The predictive/prognostic biomarker for nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Mu-Sheng Zeng, I17 Effect of HLA and KIR polymorphism on NPC risk, Xiaojiang Gao, Minzhong Tang, Pat Martin, Yi Zeng, Mary Carrington, I18 Exploring the Association between Potentially Neutralizing Antibodies against EBV Infection and Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Anna E Coghill, Wei Bu, Hanh Nguyen, Wan-Lun Hsu, Kelly J Yu, Pei-Jen Lou, Cheng-Ping Wang, Chien-Jen Chen, Allan Hildesheim, Jeffrey I Cohen, I19 Advances in MR imaging in NPC, Ann D King, O1 Epstein-Barr virus seromarkers and risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: the gene-environment interaction study on nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Taiwan, Yin-Chu Chien, Wan-Lun Hsu, Kelly J Yu, Tseng-Cheng Chen, Ching-Yuan Lin, Yung-An Tsou, Yi-Shing Leu, Li-Jen Laio, Yen-Liang Chang, Cheng-Ping Wang, Chun-Hun Hua, Ming-Shiang Wu, Chu-Hsing Kate Hsiao, Jehn-Chuan Lee, Ming-Hsui Tsai, Skye Hung-Chun Cheng, Pei-Jen Lou, Allan Hildesheim, Chien-Jen Chen, O2 Familial tendency and environmental co-factors of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: the gene-environment interaction study on nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Taiwan, Wan-Lun Hsu, Kelly J Yu, Yin-Chu Chien, Tseng-Cheng Chen, Ching-Yuan Lin, Yung-An Tsou, Yi-Shing Leu, Li-Jen Liao, Yen-Liang Chang, Tsung-Lin Yang, Chun-Hun Hua, Ming-ShiangWu, Chu-Hsing Kate Hsiao, Jehn-ChuanLee, Ming-Hsui Tsai, Skye Hung-Chun Cheng, Jenq-Yuh Ko, Allan Hildesheim, Chien-Jen Chen, O3 The genetic susceptibility and prognostic role of TERT-CLPTM1L and genes in DNA damage pathways in NPC, Josephine Mun Yee Ko, Wei Dai, Dora Kwong, Wai Tong Ng, Anne Lee, Roger Kai Cheong Ngan, Chun Chung Yau, Stewart Tung, Maria Li Lung, O4 Long term effects of NPC screening, Mingfang Ji, Wei Sheng, Mun Hon Ng, Weimin Cheng, Xia Yu, Biaohua Wu, Kuangrong Wei, Jun Zhan, Yi Xin Zeng, Su Mei Cao, Ningshao Xia, Yong Yuan, O5 Risk prediction of nasopharyngeal carcinoma by detecting host genetic and Epstein-Barr virus variation in saliva, Qian Cui, Miao Xu, Jin-Xin Bei, Yi-Xin Zeng, O6 Patterns of care study in Turkish nasopharyngeal cancer patients (NAZOTURK): A Turkish Radiation Oncology Association Head and Neck Cancer Working Group Study, B Şahin, A Dizman, M Esassolak, A Saran İkizler, HC Yıldırım, M Çaloğlu, B Atalar, F Akman, C Demiroz, BM Atasoy, E Canyilmaz, S Igdem, G Ugurluer, T Kütük, M Akmansoy, E Ozyar, O7 Long term outcome of intensity modulated radiotherapy in nasopharyngeal carcinoma in National Cancer Centre Singapore, Kiattisa Sommat, Fu Qiang Wang, Li-Lian Kwok, Terence Tan, Kam Weng Fong, Yoke Lim Soong, Shie Lee Cheah, Joseph Wee, O8 International phase II randomized study on the addition of docetaxel to the combination of cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil in the induction treatment for nasopharyngeal carcinoma in children and adolescents, M Casanova, E Özyar, C Patte, D Orbach, A Ferrari, VF Cristine, H Errihani, J Pan, L Zhang, S Liji, K Grzegorzewski, L Gore, A Varan, O9 Prognostic impact of metastatic status in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Susanna Hilda Hutajulu, Guntara Khuzairi, Camelia Herdini, Henry Kusumo, Mardiah Suci Hardianti, Kartika Widayati Taroeno-Hariadi, Ibnu Purwanto, Johan Kurnianda, O10 Development of small molecule inhibitors of latent Epstein-Barr virus infection for the treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Troy E. Messick, Kimberly Malecka, Lois Tolvinski, Samantha Soldan, Julianna Deakyne, Hui Song, Antonio van den Heuvel, Baiwei Gu, Joel Cassel, Mark McDonnell, Garry R Smith, Venkata Velvadapu, Haiyan Bian, Yan Zhang, Marianne Carlsen, Shuai Chen, Alastair Donald, Christian Lemmen, Allen B Reitz, Paul M Lieberman, O11 Therapeutic targeting of cancer stem-like cells using a Wnt modulator, ICG-001, enhances the treatment outcome of EBV-positive nasopharyngeal carcinoma, King Chi Chan, Lai Sheung Chan, Kwok Wai Lo, Timothy Tak Chun Yip, Roger Kai Cheong Ngan, Michael Kahn, Maria Li Lung, Nai Ki Mak, O12 Role of micro-RNA in NPC biology, Fei-Fei Liu, O13 Expansion of EBNA1- and LMP2-specific effector T lymphocytes from patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma without enhancement of regulatory T cells, Wafa Khaali; Juliette Thariat; Laurence Fantin; Flavia Spirito; Meriem Khyatti; El Khalil Ben Driss; Sylvain Olivero; Janet Maryanski; Alain Doglio, O14 The experience of patients’ life after amifostine radiotherapy treatment (ART) for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), Mengxue Xia, Yunfei Xia, Hui Chang, Rachel Shaw, O15 Analysis of mitochondrial DNA mutation in latent membrane protein-1 positive nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Pudji Rahaju, O16 Factors influencing treatment adherence of nasopharyngeal cancer and the clinical outcomes: a hospital-based study, Mardiah Suci Hardianti, Sindhu Wisesa, Kartika Widayati Taroeno-Harijadi, Ibnu Purwanto, Bambang Hariwiyanto, Wigati Dhamiyati, Johan Kurnianda, O17 Chromosomal breaks mediated by bile acid-induced apoptosis in nasopharyngeal epithelial cells: in relation to matrix association region/scaffold attachment region, Sang-Nee Tan, Sai-Peng Sim, O18 Expression of p53 (wild type) on nasopharyngeal carcinoma stem cell that resistant to radiotherapy, Muhtarum Yusuf, Ahmad C Romdhoni, Widodo Ario K, Fedik Abdul Rantam, O19 Mathematical model of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in cellular level, Sugiyanto, Lina Aryati, Fajar Adi-Kusumo, Mardiah Suci Hardianti, O20 Differential expression of microRNA-21 on nasopharyngeal carcinoma plasma patient, SY Bintoro, R Oktriani, C. Herawati, A Surono, Sofia M. Haryana, O21 Therapeutic targeting of an oncogenic fibroblast growth factor-FGF19, which promotes proliferation and induces EMT of carcinoma cells through activating ERK and AKT signaling, L. Zhong, L. Li, B. B. Ma, A. T. Chan, Q. Tao, O22 Resist nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC): next generation T cells for the adoptive immunotherapy of NPC, M. Kalra, M. Ngo, S. Perna, A. Leen, N. Lapteva, C. M. Rooney, S. Gottschalk, O23 The correlation of heat shock protein 70 expressions and staging of nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Elida Mustikaningtyas, Sri Herawati, Achmad C Romdhoni, O24 Epstein-Barr virus serological profiles of nasopharyngeal carcinoma - A tribute to Werner Henle, Mingfang Ji, YaruiXu, Weimin Cheng, ShengxiangGe, Fugui Li, M. H. Ng, O25 Targeting the apoptosis pathway using combination TLR3 agonist with anti-survivin molecule (YM-155) in nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Louise SY Tan, Benjamin Wong, CM Lim, O26 The resistance mechanism of nasopharyngeal cancer stem cells to cisplatin through expression of CD44, Hsp70, p53 (wild type), Oct-4, and ß-catenin encoded-genes, Achmad C Romdhoni, Fedik A. Rantam, Widodo Ario Kentjono, P1 Prevalence of nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients at Departement of Otorhinolaringology-Head and Neck Surgery, Dr. Hasan Sadikin general hospital, Bandung, Indonesia in 2010-2014, Deasy Z Madani, Nur Akbar, Agung Dinasti Permana, P2 Case report on pediatric nasopharyngeal carcinoma at Dr. Sardjito Hospital, Yogyakarta, Camelia Herdini, Sagung Rai Indrasari, Jajah Fachiroh, Dwi Hartati, T. Baning Rahayudjati, P3 Report on loco regionally advanced nasopharyngeal cancer patients treated with induction chemotherapy followed by concurrent chemo-radiation therapy, Iswandi Darwis, Susanna Hilda Hutajulu, Bambang Hariwiyanto, Wigati Dhamiyati, Ibnu Purwanto, Kartika Widayati Taroeno-Hariadi, Johan Kurnianda, P4 Sex and age differences in the survival of patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Sindhu Wisesa, Mardiah Suci Hardianti, Susanna Hilda Hutajulu, Kartika Widayati Taroeno-Harijadi, Ibnu Purwanto, Camelia Herdini, Wigati Dhamiyati, Johan Kurnianda, P5 Impact of delayed diagnosis and delayed therapy in the treatment outcome of patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Khoirul Anwar, Susanna Hilda Hutajulu, Sagung Rai Indrasari, Sri Retna Dwidanarti, Ibnu Purwanto, Kartika Widayati Taroeno-Hariadi, Johan Kurnianda, P6 Anaysis of pretreatment anemia in nasopharyngeal cancer patients undergoing neoadjuvant therapy, Dominicus Wendhy Pramana, Susanna Hilda Hutajulu, Bambang Hariwiyanto, Wigati Dhamiyati, Ibnu Purwanto, Kartika Widayati Taroeno-Hariadi, Johan Kurnianda, P7 Results of treatment with neoadjuvant cisplatin-5FU in locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a local experience, Diah Ari Safitri, Susanna Hilda Hutajulu, Camelia Herdini, Sri Retna Dwi Danarti, Ibnu Purwanto, Kartika Widayati Taroeno-Hariadi, Johan Kurnianda, P8 Geriatrics with nasopharyngeal cancer, Suryo A Taroeno, Sindhu Wisesa, Kartika Widayati Taroeno-Hariadi, Ibnu Purwanto, Bambang Hariwiyanto, Wigati Dhamiyati, Johan Kurnianda, P9 Correlation of lymphocyte to monocyte and neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio to the response of cisplatin chemoradiotheraphy in locally advance nasopharyngeal carcinoma, I. Wijaya, A. Oehadian, D. Prasetya, P10 Prediction of nasopharyngeal carcinoma risk by Epstein-Barr virus seromarkers and environmental co-factors: the gene-environment interaction study on nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Taiwan, Wan-Lun Hsu, Yin-Chu Chien, Kelly J Yu, Cheng-Ping Wang, Ching-Yuan Lin, Yung-An Tsou, Yi-Shing Leu, Li-Jen Liao, Yen-Liang Chang191,192, Jenq-Yuh Ko, Chun-Hun Hua, Ming-Shiang Wu, Chu-Hsing Kate Hsiao, Jehn-Chuan Lee, Ming-Hsui Tsai, Skye Hung-Chun Cheng, Pei-Jen Lou, Allan Hildesheim, Chien-Jen Chen, P11 Non-viral risk factors for nasopharyngeal carcinoma in West Sumatra, Indonesia, Sukri Rahman, Bestari J. Budiman, Novialdi, Rahmadona, Dewi Yuri Lestari, P12 New prototype Vidas EBV IgA quick: performance on Chinese and Moroccan populations, C. Yin, A. Foussadier, E. Blein, C. Chen, N. Bournet Ammour, M. Khiatti, S. Cao, P13 The expression of EBV-LMP1 and VEGF as predictors and plasma EBV-DNA levels as early marker of distant metastasis after therapy in nasopharyngeal cancer, Dewi Syafriyetti Soeis Marzaini, P14 Characteristics and factors influencing subjects refusal for blood samples retrieval: lesson from NPC case control study in Yogyakarta – Indonesia, Dwi Hartati, Baning Rahayujati, Camelia Herdini, Jajah Fachiroh, P15 Expression of microRNA BART-7-3p and mRNA PTEN on blood plasma of patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma, L. Gunawan, S. Mubarika Haryana, A. Surono, C. Herawati, P16 IgA response to native early antigen (IgA-EAext) of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in healthy population and nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients: the potential for diagnosis and screening tools, Michael Hartono, Jajah Fachiroh, Umi Intansari, Dewi Kartikawati Paramita, P17 IgA responses against Epstein-Barr Virus Early Antigen (EBV-EA) peptides as potential candidates of nasopharyngeal carcinoma detection marker, Akmal Akbar, Jajah Fachiroh, Dewi Kartikawati Paramita, P18 Association between smoking habit and IgA-EBV titer among healthy individuals in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Benny Hermawan, T Baning Rahayudjati, Dewi K Paramita, Jajah Fachiroh, P19 Epstein-Barr virus IgA titer comparison of healthy non-family individuals and healthy first degree family of NPV patients, Gabriella Argy, Jajah Fachiroh, Dewi Kartikawati Paramita, Susanna Hilda Hutajulu, P20 Identification of EBV Early Antigen (EA) derived peptides for NPC diagnosis, Theodora Caroline Sihotang, Jajah Fachiroh, Umi Intansari, Dewi Kartikawati Paramita, P21 Host-pathogen study: relative expression of mRNA BRLF1 Epstein-Barr virus as a potential biomarker for tumor progressivity and polymorphisms of TCRBC and TCRGC2 host genes related to genetic susceptibility on nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Daniel Joko Wahyono, Purnomo Soeharso, Dwi Anita Suryandari, Lisnawati, Zanil Musa, Bambang Hermani, P22 In vitro efficacy of silvestrol and episilvestrol, isolated from Borneo, on nasopharyngeal carcinoma, a major cancer in Borneo, Maelinda Daker, Yeo Jiun Tzen, Norhasimah Bakar, Asma’ Saiyidatina Aishah Abdul Rahman, Munirah Ahmad, Yeo Tiong Chia, Alan Khoo Soo Beng, P23 The expression of mir-141 in patients with nasopharyngeal cancer, Widyandani Sasikirana, Tirta Wardana, Muhammad Radifar, Cita Herawati, Agus Surono, Sofia Mubarika HaryanaPubMe