Au NPs (13 nm) were functionalized with a 5′ hexyl dithiolated DNA anchor (Table S1, Supporting Information) purchased from Trilink Biotechnologies.
The cervical carcinoma and normal tissue arrays, with stage and grade information, were purchased from US Biomax (Rockville, MD).
Tissue microarrays which included 140 cases of gastric malignant tissues with detailed clinicopathological and follow-up information were purchased from shBiochip (Shanghai, China).
Participation can involve joining a fan club for a brand, recommending a product or sharing information about their purchases from external Web sites.
Abacus Direct collects information about offline purchases from catalog companies, retail chains, credit card issuers and others.
Mr Volker added that while the attack had targeted back-end systems to steal data from the cards' magstrips, it had not stolen Pin codes or CVV payment authentication numbers - meaning the thieves would not have been able to withdraw money from bank cash machines or have used the information to make purchases from internet shops.
Availability of comprehensive and detailed information on medication purchases from the SII prescription database allowed us to evaluate BPH medication usage accurately and in an unbiased fashion.
He said that "we've long acknowledged" that information on the attempted purchases from Niger "did, indeed, turn out to be incorrect".
The strength of our study is detailed and objective information on prescription NSAID purchases from the SII prescription database.
Privacy concerns are increasing because DoubleClick's new Abacus Alliance service, created after DoubleClick bought the database company Abacus Direct last year, has begun combining its online data with information gleaned from consumers' offline purchases from major retailers, catalog companies and publishers.
NOTE: This is a follow-up to our email titled "Important Information About Your Digital Music Purchases" from 9/26/08.
