INTRODUCTION Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and C-reactive protein (CRP) are widely used laboratory markers of systemic inflammation. OBJECTIVE A thorough understanding of the similarities and differences between these two serological markers, including factors that affect measurements, is necessary for the proper utilization and interpretation of ESR and CRP. METHODS This review summ...

Isochronous Mass Spectrometry (IMS) is an experimental technique for direct measurements of short-lived exotic nuclei which has been developed at the FRS-ESR facility at GSI [1]. A bottleneck for the present IMS experiments is the low transmission in the injection channel of the ESR [2]. Further losses occur due to possible an ionoptical mismatch between the FRS [3] and the ESR. Here the result...

Leading edge designs for portable electronic devices require capacitors which deliver volumetric efficiency, high reliability, low cost, reduced propensity for ignition, and low Equivalent Series Resistance (ESR). Tantalum capacitors employing a conductive polymer cathode are uniquely capable of providing all of these critical characteristics. Tantalum capacitors have a long track record for un...

Given the specific melanin-associated paramagnetic features, the Electron Spin Resonance (ESR, called also Electron Paramagnetic Resonance, EPR) analysis has been proposed as a potential tool for non-invasive melanoma diagnosis. However, studies comparing human melanoma tissues to the most appropriate physiological counterpart (nevi) have not been performed, and ESR direct correlation with mela...

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd) is a condition associated with inflammation in lungs and airways. the impacts of inflammatory process is not limited to respiratory system but extend to extrapulmonary organs with resultant complications involving endocrine, metabolic and cardiovascular systems. the extent and severity of inflammation may be partly estimated by serum measurement of s...

the southeastern part of turkey is quite rich, fertile and mature in terms of hydrocarbonseepages. while the use of the related sources meet the energy demand, it damages the environment and humanhealth. in this study, several geochemical methods were applied to analyze the hydrocarbon sepage samplesobtained from seven towns in the province of adiyaman where is very close to the oil production ...

Expanded Sexual Response (ESR) is a recently defined phenomenon. It is defined as ““being able to attain long lasting and/or prolonged and/or multiple and/or sustained orgasms and/or status orgasmus that lasted longer and more intense than the classical orgasm patterns defined in the literature””. During our detailed preliminary survey to investigate the claimed ESR phenomenon in some particula...