Essays about: "secondary PC"

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1. 6. Analysis of Drivers and Barriers for Personal Computer Re-use: A case study of secondary PCs in Taiwan

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Ai-Shan Hsieh; [2010]
   Keywords : PC re-use; e-waste; WEEE; secondary PC; computer and environmental impact; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Personal computers (PC) have become an indispensable product in modern life. Along with the growing volume of computers, the environmental burden and impact at the end-of-life phase known as e-waste become significant. READ MORE

3. 7. 1,25(OH)2D3 and Initial Regulation of Smad2/3 Activity in PC-3 Prostate Cancer Cells

   University essay from Institutionen för vård och natur

   Author : Anette Stahel; [2009]
   Keywords : prostate cancer; PC-3; vitamin D; 1; 25 OH 2D3; TGFβ; Smad2; Smad3;

   Abstract : The vitamin D metabolite 1,25(OH)2D3 has long been known to inhibit growth of prostate cancer cells and this mainly through a VDR-mediated pathway controlling target gene expression, resulting in cell cycle arrest, apoptosis and differentiation. Another major way in which 1,25(OH)2D3 inhibits cell growth in prostate cancer is via membrane-initiated steroid signalling, which triggers activation of signal cascades upon steroid binding to a receptor complex, leading to induction of genes regulating cell growth, proliferation and apoptosis. READ MORE