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GERS: interpretation methods and inter-reader agreement

doi: 10.1007/s12519-011-0322-4 ©Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, China and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2011. All rights reserved. Background: Scintigraphic imaging is a useful screening tool for patients with suspected gastroesophageal reflux. New scintigraphic interpretation methods have recently been introduced. This study was undertaken to evaluate the effic...

A Gers hgorin-type theorem for zeros of polynomials

Macrophage-enhanced germination of Bacillus anthracis endospores requires gerS.

Germination of Bacillus anthracis Sterne and plasmidless Delta-Sterne endospores was dramatically enhanced in RAW264.7 macrophage-like cells, while germination of nonpathogenic Bacillus endospores was not. Elimination of gerS, a germinant receptor locus, caused a complete loss of cell-enhanced germination, implicating gerS in the breaking of endospore dormancy in vivo.

Condom leukoderma.

Contact dermatitis from natural latex of condom has been reported and is attributed to latex sensitivity. Chemical leukoderma from rubber condom is probably not reported. Here we present a case of chemical leukoderma in a 32-year-old male who developed depigmentation around the shaft of the penis in a circumferential pattern. Since the lesion was solitary and the site corresponded to the point ...

Explaining inconsistencies between data on condom use and condom sales

Background: Several HIV prevention programs use data on condom sales and survey-based data on condom prevalence to monitor progress. However, such indicators are not always consistent. This paper aims to explain these inconsistencies and to assess whether the number of sex acts and the number of condoms used can be estimated from survey data. This would be useful for program managers, as it wou...