The authors review international labor migration flows in Asia. "We will begin with an overview and comparison of the economic and demographic features of the countries of the Asian region. Following this review, we will assemble what information is available on manpower flows from/to the countries of the region. In ...

By use of sensitive immunocatalytic assays, based on isozyme specific monoclonal antibodies, the activities of the three main human alkaline phosphatases were determined in serum. The activities were related to ABO blood groups and secretor phenotypes. The activity of intestinal alkaline phosphatase was found to be strongly correlated with ABO ...

The abnormal oocyte phenotype is characterized by instability, as shown by the loss and reappearance of the abo maternal effect under specific genetic conditions. Our previous finding that a correlation exists between the abo phenotype and the presence of a blood transposon in region 32E, led us to perform an ...

A 43-year-old Arab woman was found to be negative for the high incidence AnWj antigen and her serum contained anti-AnWj. Two of her seven siblings were also AnWj-negative, which provides evidence for the first time that the AnWj-negative phenotype may be an inherited character. Blood groups of the family, in ...

148 patients attending the outpatient Tropical Medicine clinic, El Minia University Hospital were studied for parasitic infections in relation to ABO blood groups. There was a statistically significant relationship between G. lamblia infection (69.23%) and blood group (A), as well as a tendency of blood group B to be excess ...

Handprints obtained from 600 Irish subjects (274 males and 326 females), drawn from all counties of Ireland, were analysed. There was no clear evidence of any differences between the four great provinces of Ireland, nor between east and west, such as were shown by comprehensive blood group data, and it ...

Because blood groups and hemoglobin concentration have been associated with the risk of the development of some cancers, this study evaluated the significance of ABO and Rhesus blood groups and hemoglobin concentration as prognostic factors in oral squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). The authors examined all registered primary SCC of buccal ...

To determine the interrelation between ABO blood types of denture wearers, denture plaque accumulation, and denture stomatitis, 442 denture wearers were studied using a simplified culture method, which is convenient to use in the dental office. The degree of plaque accumulation and the occurrence of denture stomatitis varied depending on ...

Haptoglobin typing by vertical electrophoresis in a discontinuous polyacrylamide gel was conducted on 47 dog blood samples, of which 19 were from Doberman pinschers, 20 from German shepherds, and 8 from pit bullterriers. Two phenotypes were common in the three breeds and could not be used to differentiate between them. ...

An interesting case of ulcerative colitis with an apparent change of Rhesus blood group typing is described. To our knowledge, this has not been reported before. We postulate that during the initial active phase of ulcerative colitis, an unknown D-like antigen, possibly bacterial in origin, could temporarily give rise to ...

A serological study was carried out to assess the prevalence of antibodies to Helicobacter pylori and compare it with the distribution of ABO blood groups. Serum samples from 402 healthy blood donors were tested with an IgG enzyme linked immunosorbent assay. There was no difference in blood groups between those ...

This paper reports a homicidal case in which the absorption-elution technique using nitrocellulose beads as immunoadsorbents was successfully applied to ABO grouping from highly-diluted blood. A 21-year-old man was found dead in bed while staying in a hotel. He had multiple wounds over the entire body. By autopsy the cause ...

Endocapsular hematoma, to our knowledge, is a previously unreported type of postoperative hemorrhage. In this condition, blood collects in the narrow space between the anterior surface of the posterior capsule and the posterior optic surface of a posterior chamber intraocular lens. Endocapsular hematoma differs from anterior chamber hyphema in several ...

The Biologist in forensic work is confronted with many problems on grouping of dry blood stains, these problems are due to many factors and environmental changes which may mislead the analysis. The present work deals with the factors affecting ABO grouping of dry blood stains in Riyad, including exposure to ...

The effects of ABO blood groups and black admixture on the level of factor VIII:C are studied in healthy adults from Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. A racially mixed sample of 125 males was selected as follows: 25 whites, 25 light mulattoes, 25 medium mulattoes, 25 dark mulattoes, and 25 blacks. Levels ...

Practical methods were developed for ABO blood grouping of semen from mixed body fluids. An monoclonal antibody (P6-5H) which recognizes a tissue-specific epitope on a seminal ABO blood group substance (alpha 2-seminoglycoprotein) was used as a solid phase antibody for selective capture of the seminal ABO blood group substance. ABO ...

"Migration flows in the integrated Nordic labor market are heavily dominated by Finnish migration to Sweden. Differences in migration behavior across the Nordic populations are identified. Elasticities of migration are obtained from a logistic human capital model estimated as seemingly unrelated regressions. Differences in migration behavior are shown to exist, ...

The Ahom has been investigated for the distribution of ABO blood groups, phenylthiocarbamide taste sensitivity, earlobe attachment and age at menarche. The present sample of Ahom displays a good amount of homogeneity with most of the neighbouring mongoloid population. Only biological features that set apart Ahom from other mongoloid populations ...

A scheme is offered for the calculation of blood group frequencies for mixed racial populations. The issue of which population to model is discussed. Consideration is also given to the racial composition of the desired survey and to the rule of mutual independence. The scheme can in many cases be ...

Using a simple hemagglutination assay to determine A and B blood types, we surveyed 1,072 domestic short- and longhair (DSH/DLH) cats and 1,100 purebred cats in the United States. Data from 234 matings with 552 offspring were consistent with the hypothesis that feline blood types A and B are due ...

This article examines the genetic predisposition of individuals to lymphoma and leukemia with regard to the ABO blood groups. Blood samples from 558 patients suffering from various forms of lymphoma and leukemia were collected and typed for ABO blood groups. The ABO blood group phenotype frequencies of lymphoma patients were ...

In this paper methods for ABO blood grouping of saliva from mixed body fluids have been established. Monoclonal antibodies to tissue specific epitopes on blood group substances in saliva were used as solid phase antibodies to catch the blood group substances. ABO blood grouping of saliva could be performed by ...

Acceleration of blood flow ejected from the ventricle into the aorta and the hydraulic power state of blood flow in the aorta may be affected by asynchronous or locally depressed contraction of the left ventricle as well as by arterial impedance. In order to evaluate the effect of an infarcted ...

Since ABO blood group differences are associated with varying responses to many diseases, ABO blood type and bone density were studied in 39 recovering male alcoholics, comparing those with blood type O and non-O. The type O subjects had significantly higher bone densities as measured by quantitative computed tomography of ...

Spatial patterns in cranial traits for modern European populations are compared with patterns described by Sokal et al. (1989) for blood polymorphisms. Spatial patterns in these variables are described from both one-dimensional and directional autocorrelation correlograms. Manhattan distances computed among one-dimensional correlograms are used (1) to cluster variables with similar ...

The human erythrocyte (RBC) Rh blood group system consists of a complex of distinct integral membrane polypeptides with physical properties common to the aminophospholipid transporter responsible for the transbilayer movement of phosphatidylserine (PS) in RBC. To assess the involvement of Rh polypeptides in PS translocation, the aminophospholipid translocase was labeled ...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the retention of blood stains on twelve different types of fabrics after washing at various drying times. The findings of this study, supported by chi-square analysis, indicate that the retention of bloodstains on washed fabrics depends upon the particular fiber composition of ...

Classic multidrug resistance is mediated by a P-glycoprotein. Using monoclonal antibody C219 (MAb C219) in an immunohistochemical study, we found high levels of putative Golgi P-glycoprotein in normal columnar and transitional epithelium in subpopulations of patients with specific blood types. For example, Golgi staining was present in blood type A ...

Volcanic action has resulted in the burial of the surfaces of Mauna Loa and Kilauea, Hawaii, by new lava flows at rates as high as 90% per 1000 years. Local populations of organisms on such volcanoes are continually being exterminated; survival of the species requires colonization of younger flows. Certain ...

Blood values of slaughtered pigs were determined in an attempt to relate the blood profile with the prevalence of abscesses. To this end 319 pigs were selected and grouped into classes on the basis of pathological ante- and post-mortem findings. The classes thus distinguished were (i) no pathology, (ii) pleurisy ...

Laboratory-test results for a population of immigrants living in north-east France revealed differences between the concentration of the blood constituents of immigrants and native French people. By immigrants we mean persons now living in France but coming from other geographical locations such as Italy, the Iberian Peninsula, northern or central ...

To establish whether ABO blood group is related to ischaemic heart disease on an individual and geographic basis in Britain. Prospective study of 7662 men with known ABO blood group selected from age-sex registers in general practices in 24 British towns. ABO blood group, standard cardiovascular risk factors, social class, ...

In a search for genetic markers of duodenal ulcer, serum pepsinogen I level, ABO blood groups and secretor status were determined in 89 siblings of 34 duodenal ulcer families. Duodenal ulcer patients were likely either to have hyperpepsinogenemia I or to be non-secretors on a familial basis, but not to ...

The ridge patterns on the fingernails of corresponding fingers of a pair of twins were compared microscopically and found to be readily distinguishable from one another. Based on blood grouping in six blood group systems (ABO, Rhesus, Ss, Duffy, Kidd, and Kell), the probability that the twins were monozygotic was ...

ABO and Rh blood groups in 344 filarial patients and 320 controls matched with respect to age, community and residence are reported. An excess of B and a deficiency of AB was observed among the filarial patients. The relative risks for the B and AB were 1.53 and 0.36, respectively. ...

Thirty white male New Zealand rabbits underwent forelimb amputation below the elbow under sterile operating conditions. Fifteen of the amputation stumps were dressed in a soft, bulky dressing while the remaining 15 rabbits had their stumps immobilized in a rigid plaster dressing. On each of the postoperative days 3, 6, ...

A survey has been made to assess the evidential value of tests carried out on 660 casework penile swabs. Most were from suspects in sexual assaults and were examined to see if the donor had had recent anal, oral or vaginal intercourse. The swabs were tested for one or more ...

Following the hypothesis that Leishmania parasites escape the host defence mechanisms by mimicry of human blood group antigens, conflicting reports have been published. We tested the hypothesis in American cutaneous leishmaniasis, due to L. braziliensis guyanensis, by comparing the distribution of blood groups (ABO and Rhesus) among 96 patients in ...

Blood specimens and stains submitted from all geographic regions of West Virginia were analyzed for six genetic markers: International ABO, phosphoglucomutase (PGM), esterase D (ESD), erythrocyte acid phosphatase (EAP), adenylate kinase (AK), and adenosine deaminase (ADA). The four-year study indicates that markers identified were distributed in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium and are ...

Group specific component (GC) band patterns of sensitive blood samples may be altered by Repel-Silane. Alterations occur when isoelectric focusing is performed with LKB Immobiline DryPlates rehydrated in a reswelling cassette using Repel-Silane as a hydrophobic additive. In two cases Repel-Silane converted common GC subtypes into apparent rare types.

In the present study we investigated the serum lipoprotein and lipid levels in patients with intermittent claudication (n = 66), divided according to their blood groups in the ABO system (bloodtype A, n = 40 and bloodtype "non-A", n = 26). We again found the expected predominance of blood type ...

Epidemiological studies on the associations between ABO blood group antigens, secretor status and susceptibility to infectious agents are summarized. Evidence for association of non-secretion with some autoimmune diseases for which infectious aetiologies have been proposed is also given. Several hypotheses are proposed to explain the host-parasite interactions underlying the epidemiological ...

"This study examines the main trends of various models of international migration for the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and places emphasis on the volume and direction of various models of migration at present. Permanent migration, illegal migration in search of work and compulsory migration (refugees) are discussed in some ...

The Vietnam Era Twin Registry (VETR) is a registry of 7375 American male veteran twin pairs born between 1939 and 1955 who served in the armed forces of the United States between 1964 and 1975. Optimal use of registry data requires the determination of zygosity. Two approaches are available: analysis ...

This report describes a collaborative study on typing group-specific component (GC), conducted between the Central Research and Support Establishment and the forensic science laboratories of England, Wales and Northern Ireland. A population study (n=114) was performed. Fifty blood donors were selected to provide a distribution, slightly biased from normal, in ...

The distribution of the ABO and RH(D) blood groups amongst 3087 random blood donors in Khartoum is reported. Gene frequencies are ABO*O = 0.6683, ABO*A = 0.1914, ABO*B = 0.1403, RH*D = 0.7436. The figures are similar to those last reported 35 years ago which were based on much smaller ...

If a patient has no clinically significant unexpected antibodies, a major crossmatch is not required prior to blood transfusion so long as a test method that demonstrates ABO incompatibility is done. In this study, the safety of using a noncrossmatch method for detecting ABO incompatibility was compared with the use ...

This experiment tested a self-contained blood grouping device under microgravity as well as the possibility that gravity could affect the blood grouping reaction. The experiment tested Rh, ABO, and Coombs-sensitized human erythrocytes against their appropriate antisera and diluents. A self-contained device was built which accomplished the agglutination and collected the ...

"The primary purpose of this paper is to consider and test for various interlinkages between migration flows, and also between migration and employment change. Three types of migration flows are distinguished: domestic in-migration and out-migration, and net international migration. The three migration equations are embedded in a model of regional ...

The frequency distribution of the blood group phenotypes ABO was examined in retrospect in a selected group of 241 Patients with grass pollen hayfever. A relative deficiency in blood group O was found, with a shift toward an over-represented B-phenotype as compared to the general population. This shift appeared to ...