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33 out of 35 sovereign states of the Americas are member states of the Organization of American States (OAS); Cuba and Nicaragua are the only exceptions, although they are both former member states. [1]
2'-5'-oligoadenylate synthetase 1 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the OAS1 gene. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] This gene encodes a member of the 2-5A synthetase family, which include essential proteins involved in the innate immune response to viral infection.
The phenomenon has been observed to occur several minutes after the removal of medical ventilators used to pump air in and out of brain-dead patients. [4] It also occurs during testing for apnea—that is, suspension of external breathing and motion of the lung muscles—which is one of the criteria for determining brain death used for example by the American Academy of Neurology.
"OAS" is mentioned numerous times as well as shown in graffiti outside a number of structures. The OAS is referred to in the 2008 film Mesrine: Public Enemy No.1 (L'Instinc de Mort), describing the life of French criminal Jacques Mesrine. The character of Guido (played by Gérard Depardieu) is a member of OAS. Guido mentions OAS multiple times ...
Brodmann area 7 is part of the parietal cortex in the human brain.Situated posterior to the primary somatosensory cortex (Brodmann areas 3, 1 and 2), and superior to the occipital lobe, this region is believed to play a role in visuo-motor coordination (e.g., in reaching to grasp an object).
XXXVIII Regular Meeting – Medellín, 2008.. The General Assembly is the supreme decision-making body of the Organization of American States (OAS).. The General Assembly came into being as a part of the restructuring of the OAS that took place following adoption of the Protocol of Buenos Aires (signed 27 February 1967; in force as of 12 March 1970), which contained extensive amendments to the ...
Serial sevens (or, more generally, the descending subtraction task; DST), where a patient counts down from one hundred by sevens, is a clinical test used to test cognition; for example, to help assess mental status after possible head injury, in suspected cases of dementia or to show sleep inertia.
2'-5'-oligoadenylate synthetase 2 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the OAS2 gene. [5] [6]This gene encodes a member of the 2-5A synthetase family, essential proteins involved in the innate immune response to viral infection.