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Monitoring steam sterilization of surgical instruments: a dilemma.

The study of two biological indicators in monitoring "flash" sterilization demonstrated that indicator construction often leads to a false interpretation of spore survival.

WFC 3 Post - Flash Calibration

We review the Phase II implementation of the WFC3/UVIS post-flash capability, as well as its GO science utilization in Cycle 20. With details of the GO usage in mind, calibration proposals were written to provide data for study and calibration of the post-flash capability. We confirm the illumination pattern is relatively uniform; broad patterns are present with +/-20% brightness variations. St...

An efficient method to induce regeneration and callogenesis in Crataegus microphylla L.

Background and objectives: Hawthorn as an ethno-pharmaceutical plant has been consumed for 2,500 years. Flowers, leaves and fruits of hawthorn are rich in antioxidant and polyphenols and are popular in the treatment of congestive heart failure. Methods: In the present study, by using various media and plant hormones the regeneration and callogenesis capacity of...

Financing Long-term Care: Some Ideas From Switzerland; Comment on “Financing Long-term Care: Lessons From Japan”

Ikegami reviews the implementation of mandatory long-term care insurance systems in Germany and Japan, which are organized as pay-as-you-go systems. I propose to go one step further and implement a multi-pillar, mandatory and voluntary long-term care financing system, which combines pay-as-you-go with capital-funded elements. The proposal is based on the observation tha...