One-pot three-component tandem metathesis/Diels-Alder reaction.
[reaction: see text] A tandem enyne, diene-ene metathesis reaction followed by Diels-Alder reaction accomplished a stereoselective three-component reaction protocol with four stereocenters.

title: Structure-activity relationship studies of the chromosome segregation inhibitor, Incentrom A.
abstract: A series of Incentrom A analogs that inhibit the chromosome segregation process in yeast were synthesized and tested for their effects on chromosome stability and cell proliferation. Pharmacophore and structure-activity relationship of Incentrom A for the anti-yeast activity were established.

title: A stereoselective enyne cross metathesis.
abstract: [reaction: see text] Intermolecular enyne metathesis reaction of alkynes with olefins catalyzed by second-generation Grubbs catalyst (1) proceeded stereoselectively under ethylene atmosphere to produce 1,3-disubstituted butadienes with E stereochemistry.

title: A Facile Construction of the Quadranoid Skeleton: Application to the Total Synthesis of (+/-)-Suberosenone.
abstract: A tandem free radical cyclization-rearrangement sequence was designed and executed to produce tricyclo[4.3.2.0(1,5)]undecane 7 from cyclopentene 6A in a single operation. The total synthesis of suberosenone was accomplished from 7.

title: Genetic characteristics and population study of 4 X-chromosomal STRs in Koreans: evidence for a null allele at DXS9898
abstract: The four X-chromosomal short tandem repeats (STRs), DXS9898, DXS6809, DXS7424 and DXS10011 were analyzed by single multiplex PCR in 150 male and 150 female Koreans. The loss of an allele at DXS9898 was observed in 13 out of 450 chromosomes (2.9%) and the PCR analysis showed that the X-chromosome with a null allele at DXS9898 has more than 1 kb deletion at the DXS9898 locus. Statistical analyses for these four X-STRs showed that they are highly informative for forensic application in Koreans. No linkage disequilibrium was observed among these four STRs and the previously reported five polymorphic STRs, HumARA, DXS101, GATA172D05, HPRTB and DXS8377 in Koreans. The test of homogeneity between allele frequencies revealed that there are some discrepancies in allele distributions between Koreans and Germans.

title: Time to follow up after an abnormal finding in organized gastric cancer screening in Korea
abstract: BackgroundThe prognosis for an abnormal medical finding is affected by both early detection and adherence to the presecribed schedule for follow-up examinations. In this study, we examined the time to follow up after an abnormal finding and determined the risk factors related to delays in follow up in a population-based screening program.MethodsThe study population consisted of patients who were newly diagnosed with gastric cancer through a gastric cancer screening program sponsored by the National Cancer Screening Program (NCSP) in 2005. Due to the skewed nature of the distribution of time to follow up, medians and interquartile ranges (IQR) are presented, and we analyzed the number of days preceding the follow-up time as a binary variable (≤90 days or >90 days). We used logistic regression analyses to evaluate the risk factors for a long delay.ResultsThe median number of days to follow-up initiation after an abnormal finding was 11 (IQR 7–27); 13.9% of the patients with gastric cancer obtained their follow-up evaluation more than 90 days. Age, type of health insurance, screening method, and screening results were risk factors for delays in follow up.ConclusionsThis study examined delays from the time of the discovery of an abnormal finding to time of the follow-up evaluation. Because inadequate follow up of abnormal exam results undermines the potential benefits of cancer screening, it is important to organize services that minimize delays between cancer screening and treatment.

title: Response of Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer Cells to the Inhibitors of Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase/Akt- and MAPK Kinase 4/c-Jun NH2-Terminal Kinase Pathways: An Effective Therapeutic Strategy for Lung Cancer
abstract: We previously showed that phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathways cooperate to promote non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cell proliferation in vitro. This study was designed to explore whether inhibition of these pathways effectively inhibits NSCLC tumor growth in vivo.  The effects of PI3K/Akt inhibitors {LY294002, adenoviruses expressing dominant-negative mutant of the p85α adaptor subunit of PI3K (Ad-dnp85α), dominant-negative Akt [Ad-HA-Akt(KM)], or PTEN (Ad-PTEN)}, MKK4/c-jun NH2-terminal kinase (JNK) inhibitor [SP600215, adenovirus expressing dominant-negative MKK4, Ad-MKK4(KR)], and their combinations on proliferation and apoptosis in NSCLC cells were tested in vitro and in vivo using the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay, a flow cytometry-based terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase–mediated nick-end labeling assay, Western blot and immunohistochemical analyses, and an NSCLC xenograft tumor model.  Ad-dnp85α significantly inhibited proliferation of a subset of NSCLC cell lines used in our study. Intratumoral injection of Ad-dnp85α induced a significant decrease in the growth of H1299 NSCLC xenograft tumors. Concurrent inhibition of the PI3K/Akt and MKK4/JNK pathways showed enhanced antiproliferative effects on H1299 cells in vitro and in vivo by increasing apoptosis.  PI3K/Akt and MKK4/JNK pathways cooperate to stimulate NSCLC cell proliferation by maintaining cell survival, suggesting that simultaneously targeting these two pathways might be an effective therapeutic strategy against NSCLC.

title: Z-Shaped Microcatheter Tip Shaping for Embolization of Aneurysms at the Proximal A1 Segment of the Anterior Cerebral Artery: A Technical Note
abstract: Embolization of an aneurysm at the proximal A1 segment of the anterior cerebral artery (ACA) is technically challenging. We treated four consecutive patients with unruptured aneurysms at the proximal portion of the A1 segment of the ACA. We tested various microcatheter tip shapes before we successfully embolized a lesion with a zigzag-shaped microcatheter tip, which was made by steam shaping. The shape of this microcatheter tip resembled the letter "Z", had a relatively long distal straight segment and was helpful in prompt catheterization of the aneurysm sac and stable placement of the catheter and delivery of coils.

title: The written language performance of children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Taiwan.
abstract: Poor writing is common in children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). However, the writing performance of children with ADHD has been rarely formally explored in Taiwan, so the purpose of this study was to investigate writing features of children with ADHD in Taiwan. There were 25 children with ADHD and 25 normal children involved in a standardization writing assessment - Written Language Test for Children, to assess their performance at the dictation, sentence combination, adding/deducting redical, cloze and sentence making subtests. The results showed that except for the score of the sentence combining subtest, the score of children with ADHD was lower than the normal student in the rest of the subtests. Almost 60% of ADHD children's scores were below the 25th percentile numbers, but only 20% for normal children. Thus, writing problems were common for children with ADHD in Taiwan, too. First, children with ADHD performed worse than normal children on the dictation and cloze subtests, showing the weaker abilities of retrieving correct characters from their mental lexicon. Second, children with ADHD performed worse on the adding/deducting redical subtest than normal children did. Finally, at the language level, the score of children with ADHD on the sentence combination subtest was not lower than normal children, implicating their normal grammatic competence. It is worth mentioning that Taiwanese children with ADHD ignore the details of characters when they are writing, a finding that is common across languages.