Dengue virus type 2 unresponsive to the current PCR primer; : construction of a new PCR primer to detect all strains of Dengue virus type 2.

We found that one strain of dengue virus (Trinidad 1751; TR) did not respond to the PCR primer for Jamaica/83. We investigated such property with other 10 strains of dengue virus type 2 and found 2 more unresponsive strains. All 3 strains were isolated from the central America. To detect the envelope gene of those 3 strains by PCR, we synthesized primers based on TR strain as the reference sequence. Using these primers, we could detect the 3 strains by PCR at the usual annealing temperature. We recommed the new primer for diagnosis of DEN 2

Policy Grid Computing Experiment on the Labor Supply of Married Women

本研究では、第1にエージェント間相互影響モデルを既婚女性の就業行動に適用した労働市場の分析手法を提案する。第2に、分析手法によるシミュレーション結果の政策的含意を考察する。第3に、大容量データの処理を可能にするために、商用プロバイダ経由グリッドシステムとスーパーSINET経由グリッドシステムの性能比較を行う。その結果、託児所を居住地に隣接して設置するよりも職場に隣接して設置する方が既婚女性の就業意欲が増加することが分かった。さらに、計算時間は両グリッドシステムともに6分1短縮した

Risk factors for early postoperative complications after D3 dissection for stage II or III colon cancer: Supplementary analysis of a multicenter randomized controlled trial in Japan (JCOG0404)

Abstract Objective To determine risk factors for early postoperative complications after D3 dissection for stage II/III colon cancer. Background Identification of risk factors for postoperative complications is essential in patients surgically treated for colon cancer. The Japan Clinical Oncology Group (JCOG) conducted a randomized controlled trial, JCOG0404, to confirm the non‐inferiority of laparoscopic surgery (LAP) to open surgery (OP) with D3 dissection for stage II/III colon cancer. This supplementary analysis was made to assess risk factors for surgery requiring D3 dissection using data from JCOG0404. Methods Proportion of postoperative complications of any grade (CTCAE ver. 3.0) until first discharge and risk factors for the most frequent complications were analyzed by univariable and multivariable analysis. Results Among 1057 randomized patients treated between October 2004 and March 2009, 520 patients with OP and 525 patients with LAP were analyzed. Overall postoperative complications of all grades occurred in 190 patients (18.2%). Multivariable analysis showed that the risk factors for overall early postoperative complications were OP itself (odds ratio [OR] 2.01, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.38‐2.91, P = 0.0003) and operation time of >240 minutes (OR 1.94, 95% CI: 1.24‐3.02, P = 0.0036). The most frequent adverse event was wound complication (50/1045, 4.8%). In the univariable analysis, reconstruction, greater blood loss, OP, and higher body mass index were significantly associated with wound complication. Conclusion Open surgery and longer operation time of >240 minutes were significant risk factors for postoperative complications. LAP surgery and shorter operation time could contribute to fewer postoperative complications in patients undergoing colectomy with D3 dissection. (Japan Clinical Oncology Group study JCOG 0404: NCT00147134/UMIN‐CTR: C000000105.