Search Results - "Dickson, M C"
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The effect of B-cell depletion therapy on serological evidence of B-cell and plasmablast activation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis over multiple cycles of rituximab treatment
Published in Journal of autoimmunity (01-05-2014)“…Abstract B-cell depletion therapy (BCDT) based on rituximab (RTX) induces clinical remission in a majority of seropositive patients with Rheumatoid arthritis…”
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Joint cytokine quantification in two rodent arthritis models: kinetics of expression, correlation of mRNA and protein levels and response to prednisolone treatment
Published in Clinical and experimental immunology (01-07-2004)“…SUMMARY Biomarker quantification in disease tissues from animal models of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can help to provide insights into the mechanisms of action…”
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A note on some joint distribution functions involving the time of ruin
Published in Insurance, mathematics & economics (01-03-2016)“…In a recent paper, Willmot (2015) derived an expression for the joint distribution function of the time of ruin and the deficit at ruin in the classical risk…”
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First Hard X-Ray Imaging Results by Solar Orbiter STIX
Published in Solar physics (01-07-2022)“…The Spectrometer/Telescope for Imaging X-rays (STIX) is one of six remote sensing instruments on-board Solar Orbiter. The telescope applies an indirect imaging…”
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Triangulation of Hard X-Ray Sources in an X-Class Solar Flare with ASO-S/HXI and Solar Orbiter/STIX
Published in Solar physics (2024)“…HXI on ASO-S and STIX onboard Solar Orbiter are the first simultaneously operating solar hard X-ray imaging spectrometers. ASO-S’s low Earth orbit and Solar…”
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The joint distribution of the time to ruin and the number of claims until ruin in the classical risk model
Published in Insurance, mathematics & economics (01-05-2012)“…We use probabilistic arguments to derive an expression for the joint density of the time to ruin and the number of claims until ruin in the classical risk…”
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The distributions of the time to reach a given level and the duration of negative surplus in the Erlang(2) risk model
Published in Insurance, mathematics & economics (01-05-2013)“…We study the distributions of [1] the first time that the surplus reaches a given level and [2] the duration of negative surplus in a Sparre Andersen risk…”
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Association between radiographic severity of rheumatoid arthritis and shared epitope alleles: differing mechanisms of susceptibility and protection
Published in Annals of the rheumatic diseases (01-07-2008)“…To investigate the association of a recently described classification of Human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DRB1 shared epitope alleles with rheumatoid factors (RF)…”
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Evidence of epistasis between interleukin 1 and selenoprotein-S with susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis
Published in Annals of the rheumatic diseases (01-09-2009)“…Selenoprotein-S (SELS) is involved in the stress response within the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and inflammation. Recently, promoter variants in the SELS gene…”
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Finite time ruin problems for the Erlang(2) risk model
Published in Insurance, mathematics & economics (01-02-2010)“…We consider the Erlang(2) risk model and derive expressions for the density of the time to ruin and the joint density of the time to ruin and the deficit at…”
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Some ruin problems for the MAP risk model
Published in Insurance, mathematics & economics (01-11-2015)“…We consider ruin problems for a risk model with a Markovian arrival process (MAP). In particular, we study (1) the density of the time of ruin under two…”
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Vascular endothelial growth factor and platelet derived growth factor modulates the glial response to a cortical stab injury
Published in Neuroscience (29-09-2011)“…Abstract Traumatic injury to the brain initiates an increase in astrocyte and microglial infiltration as part of an inflammatory response to injury. Increased…”
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On the ruin time distribution for a Sparre Andersen process with exponential claim sizes
Published in Insurance, mathematics & economics (01-06-2008)“…We derive a closed-form (infinite series) representation for the distribution of the ruin time for the Sparre Andersen model with exponentially distributed…”
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Fluid Shear Stress Induction of the Tissue Factor Promoter In Vitro and In Vivo Is Mediated by Egr-1
Published in Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology (01-02-1999)“…Hemodynamic forces such as fluid shear stress have been shown to modulate the activity of an expanding family of genes involved in vessel wall homeostasis and…”
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The STIX Imaging Concept
Published in Solar physics (01-10-2023)“…We provide a mathematical description of the imaging concept of the Spectrometer/Telescope for Imaging X-rays (STIX) onboard Solar Orbiter . Specifically, we…”
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Moments of Discounted Dividends for a Threshold Strategy in the Compound Poisson Risk Model
Published in North American actuarial journal (01-07-2008)“…We consider a compound Poisson risk model in which part of the premium is paid to the shareholders as dividends when the surplus exceeds a specified threshold…”
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The ovine insulin-like growth factor-I gene: characterization, expression and identification of a putative promoter
Published in Journal of molecular endocrinology (01-02-1991)“…Genomic DNA encoding the ovine insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) gene was cloned and sequenced. The predicted amino acid sequence of the mature form of…”
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Measurements of Electron Anisotropy in Solar Flares Using Albedo with RHESSI X-Ray Data
Published in Solar physics (01-06-2013)“…The angular distribution of electrons accelerated in solar flares is a key parameter in the understanding of the acceleration and propagation mechanisms that…”
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The Eruption of 22 April 2021 as Observed by Solar Orbiter: Continuous Magnetic Reconnection and Heating After the Impulsive Phase
Published in Solar physics (01-01-2023)“…We report on one of the first solar-eruptive events that was simultaneously observed by three of the remote-sensing instruments onboard Solar Orbiter during…”
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Analysis of some ruin-related quantities in a Markov-modulated risk model
Published in Stochastic models (02-07-2016)“…In this paper, we study the joint Laplace transform and probability generating function of some random quantities that occur in each environment state by the…”
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