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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"MCAT"”.
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MCAT: Motif Combining and Association Tool
… result. We present a novel and fast tool MCAT (Motif Combining and Association Tool) for de novo motif discovery by combining six state-of-the-art motif discovery tools (MEME, BioProspector, DECOD, XXmotif, Weeder, and CMF). We apply MCAT to data sets with DNA sequences that come from …
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Differential Prediction of Medical School Selection Factors for Rural and Non-Rural Populations
… (GPA) and medical college admissions test (MCAT) and output variables of medical school GPA and comprehensive osteopathic medical licensing exam (COMLEX). Results indicate incoming GPA and MCAT are good variables to use to predict academic performance in medical school and score on the …
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The Role of Adaptor Protein Grb2 in Ecotropic Retrovirus Entry and Receptor Trafficking
… is the mouse cationic amino acid transporter 1 (mCAT1). Using a siRNA screen to detect host cell components important for virus infection, we identified growth factor receptor-bound protein 2 (Grb2), as a key protein for eMLV infection. Grb2 is an adaptor that has been shown to couple cell …
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Item selection methods in multidimensional computerized adaptive testing adopting polytomously-scored items under multidimensional generalized partial credit model
… Multidimensional Computerized Adaptive Testing (MCAT) delivering polytomous items partially or completely in tests. Item selection methods examined include Fisher information based D-optimality (D-optimality), Kullback-Leibler information index (KI), mutual information (MI), and continuous …
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The effect of e-liquids and electronic cigarette vapour extract (ECVE) on key respiratory pathogens
… (HI), S. pneumoniae (SP) and M. catarrhalis (MCAT).<br/><br/>Results from this study have shown that neat e-liquids can reduce bacterial viability with particular flavours causing significant reductions in bacterial viability. It was found that e-liquids contained numerous chemical compounds …
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Making In Utero Gene Therapy Safer and More Efficient: A First Step Towards Clinical Realization
… murine cationic amino acid transporter type 1 (mCAT-1) receptor gene which is found only in mouse and rat. The murine stem cell virus (MSCV) γ-retroviral vector (MR4IN) acts as the second delivery-vehicle, which carries the therapeutic protein and is packaged with the murine ecotropic envelope …
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Immunopathogenic mechanisms of non-healing cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania amazonensis infection
… of mouse cationic amino acid transporter-2B (mCAT-2B), a key transporter for L-arginine. Although a clear upregulation of mCAT-2B and L-arginine transport was detected, no measurable iNOS or arginase activities were observed in IFN-g-treated, infected MFs. These data suggest an involvement of …
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Identifying Predictors of Performance on USMLE® Step 1
… Class of 2018 (n=238). First, Undergraduate GPA, MCAT® scores, and demographic information were correlated with Step 1 scores and medical school grades to determine if pre-admissions factors could predict Step 1 or medical school performance. Second, medical school exam scores from the second …
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Assessing Grit and Conscientiousness to Predict Medical Student Success on the National USMLE Step 2 Clinical Knowledge Exam
… (undergraduate major, undergraduate science GPA, MCAT scores, and master’s degrees and post-baccalaureate coursework) on USMLE Step 2 CK performance. The conceptual framework that informed this study was Sternberg’s (1999) theory of successful intelligence which considers life circumstances and …
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The Evolution of Ribosome Assembly: Making Ribosomes in the Mitochondria
… factors NOA1, TFB1M, RBFA, ERAL1, METTL17, and MCAT and allow visualization of the early stages of mtSSU assembly in humans for the first time (Chapter 3). Comparative analysis of assembly pathways in these 2 key species (Chapter 4) reveal conserved and unique features of mtSSU assembly in both …
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MEDICAL SCHOOL ADMISSION POLICY ANALYSIS: SUCCESS IN INCREASING AFRICAN AMERICANS IN MATRICULANT CLASSES
The ranks of the medical profession have typically been filled by Anglo-Saxon males. A slow change in attitude appears to be leading toward a desire to increase diversity in the medical profession. Previous attempts to allow for increased representation of those underrepresented in medicine failed …
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Harnessing curiosity, interest, and empathy in the college chemistry classroom
… of patients. In 2015, the AAMC updated the MCAT to include a test section on social and behavioral sciences, reflecting the growing interest in preparing undergraduate pre-health students for the social and behavioral training in medical school. In previous research, an educational …