The ability to identify yeast isolates by the new enzymatic RapID Yeast Plus System was compared to the ability to identify yeast isolates by the API 20C system. A total of 447 yeast isolates representing Blastoschizomyces capitatus, 17 Candida spp., 5 Cryptococcus spp., Geotrichum spp., 2 Hanseniaspora spp., Hansenula anomala, Hansenula wingei, 3 Rhodotorula spp., Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Spo...

Angiotensinogen (AGT) gene polymorphisms have been linked to increased risk of hypertension, but the data remain controversial. In this study we review the most commonly investigated polymorphisms at the AGT locus (other than M235T) and provide summary estimates regarding their association with essential hypertension, while addressing heterogeneity, as well as publication biases. Data on 26 818...

Br-doping Li4Ti5O12 microspheres (LTOS) with micro-nano hierarchical structure are synthesized using cetyltrimethylammonium hydroxide-assisted hydrothermal and further calcination. The morphology of the obtained LTOS were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy photoelectron spectroscopy. It is found that spherical spinel-type microstructure do not change after appropri...

WASHINGTON, DC, July 23, 2015 – Positive results of three new randomized controlled trials of aerobic exercise in Alzheimer’s disease, vascular cognitive impairment (VCI) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) were reported today at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference 2015 (AAIC 2015) in Washington, D.C. They provide hope there may soon be a tool that people with dementia can use ...

This is the final technical report for NASA Grant No. NGR 11-002-133. The research under this grant consisted of elastohydrodynamic lubrication (ehd) studies and pressure-viscosity studies. Existing equipment was modified to more closely simulate practical ehd conditions. Analyses of ehd and pressure-viscosity data on eleven fluids previously investigated for NASA were also conducted. Near the ...

Identification of Nocardia to the species level is useful for predicting antimicrobial susceptibility patterns and defining the pathogenicity and geographic distribution of these organisms. We sought to develop an identification method which was accurate, timely, and employed tests which would be readily available in most clinical laboratories. We evaluated the API 20C AUX yeast identification ...

The significance of the selective enrichment in omega-3 essential fatty acids (docosahexaenoyl - DHA - chains of membrane phospholipids, 22C and 6 double bonds) in the nervous system (e.g. synaptic membranes and dendrites) has remained, until recently, incompletely understood. While studying mechanisms of neuronal survival, we contributed to the discovery of a docosanoid synthesized by 15-lipox...