To give or not to give: Factors determining alumni intent to make donations as a PR outcome

JC Tsao, G Coll - Journalism & Mass Communication …, 2004 - journals.sagepub.com
The study identifies several variables associated with the intent of journalism and mass
communication alumni to financially support their department or program. The results are …

Effect of muscle‐derived stem cells on the restoration of corpora cavernosa smooth muscle and erectile function in the aged rat

…, I Kovanecz, D Vernet, RA Gelfand, J Tsao… - BJU …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVE To determine whether skeletal muscle‐derived stem cells (MDSCs) convert into
smooth muscle cells (SMCs) both in vitro and in vivo, and in so doing ameliorate the erectile …

Displacement and reinforcement effects of the Internet and other media as sources of advertising information

JC Tsao, SD Sibley - Journal of Advertising Research, 2004 - cambridge.org
This study measured to what extent consumers used the internet to displace or reinforce the
use of other media as sources of advertising information. The sample was 2,032 households …

Alterations in myostatin expression are associated with changes in cardiac left ventricular mass but not ejection fraction in the mouse

…, JS Dow, RA Kloner, J Tsao… - Journal of …, 2007 - joe.bioscientifica.com
Myostatin (Mst) is a negative regulator of skeletal muscle in humans and animals. It is
moderately expressed in the heart of sheep and cattle, increasing considerably after infarction. …

Predictors for internet usage of teenagers in the United States: A multivariate analysis

JC Tsao, S Steffes‐Hansen - Journal of Marketing …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Teenagers between the ages of 15 and 19 make up approximately 17% of the world
population. In the United States, there are 31 million teenagers representing the largest age …

Readership of free community papers as a source of advertising information: A uses and gratifications perspective

JC Tsao, SD Sibley - Journalism & Mass Communication …, 2004 - journals.sagepub.com
The free paper is a convenient and relevant advertising information source, performing the
functions of providing surveillance information and product values to consumers. Several …

Myostatin promotes a fibrotic phenotypic switch in multipotent C3H 10T1/2 cells without affecting their differentiation into myofibroblasts

…, R Singh, MG Ferrini, M Braga, J Tsao… - Journal of …, 2008 - joe.bioscientifica.com
Tissue fibrosis, the excessive deposition of collagen/extracellular matrix combined with the
reduction of the cell compartment, defines fibroproliferative diseases, a major cause of death …

Myostatin genetic inactivation inhibits myogenesis by muscle-derived stem cells in vitro but not when implanted in the mdx mouse muscle

J Tsao, DA Vernet, R Gelfand, I Kovanecz… - Stem cell research & …, 2013 - Springer
Introduction Stimulating the commitment of implanted dystrophin+ muscle-derived stem cells
(MDSCs) into myogenic, as opposed to lipofibrogenic lineages, is a promising therapeutic …

Implanted muscle-derived stem cells ameliorate erectile dysfunction in a rat model of type 2 diabetes, but their repair capacity is impaired by their prior exposure to the …

…, R Gelfand, L Loni, J Aboagye, J Tsao… - The journal of sexual …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Introduction Muscle-derived stem cells (MDSCs) and other SCs implanted into the penile
corpora cavernosa ameliorate erectile dysfunction in type 1 diabetic rat models by replenishing …

Motivations for gratifications of digital music piracy among college students

B Sheehan, J Tsao, SU Yang - Atlantic Journal of Communication, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
This article reports on a quantitative survey done at a large eastern university to study
motivations for gratifications of digital music piracy among college students. The study found that …