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Silver-nylon: a new antimicrobial agent.

The potential effectiveness of a silver nylon (SN) fabric as an antimicrobial agent was evaluated in a series of in vitro experiments. The results indicated that silver ions from the SN fabric penetrated 2 mm of agar and killed a challenge of 6.9 X 10(7) Pseudomonas aeruginosa, 4.1 X 10(7) Staphylococcus aureus, and 1.4 X 10(7) Candida albicans organisms per cm2 of SN fabric after 24 h of incub...

GM salmon loom

• Can scientists promise anonymity of research participants when whole sequences data and phenotypic data are being used for research purposes? • Should participants be fed back individual findings? • Are national research governance systems adequate to cope with global data sharing? • What innovative IT solutions can be brought into this field to address these challenges and further promote da...

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A Dickensian origin for Sherrington's enchanted loom?

Sherrington's image of the mind-brain as an 'enchanted loom' has intrigued scientists for decades. Its origin, however, has been unclear. Here, we make a new suggestion as to where it may have come from. The article sheds light on the connections between literary and scientific similes and metaphors.

LOOJ: Weaving LOOM into Java

LOOJ is an extension of Java obtained by adding bounded parametric polymorphism and new type expressions ThisClass and ThisType, which are similar to MyType in LOOM. Through examples we demonstrate the utility of this language even over very expressive extensions such as GJ. The LOOJ compiler generates standard JVML code and supports instanceof and casts for all types including type variables a...