C-reactive protein (CRP) is an acute phase reactant the concentration of which increases significantly following tissue injury or inflammation. It is present in the albumin fraction of the serum of patients and is antigenic upon injection into rabbits. We report here the development of a local latex reagent coated with rabbit anti-CRP. For this purpose CRP was isolated from pooled sera of patie...

Aims. We report near-infrared (NIR) observations of the mass donors of the eclipsing high-mass X-ray binary (HMXB) systems EXO 1722-363 and OAO 1657-415 in order to derive their accurate spectral classifications. Methods. ESO/VLT observations of the targets with the NIR spectrometer ISAAC were compared with several published NIR spectral atlases of O and B supergiants, an identification of each...

Abstract This paper argues for the interpretation of words on Basel BS 415 as markers not only song’s content, but equally its musical notation. Predating such notation, inscribed syllables reflect language’s priority over music, opposed to later reversal these priorities. On 415, written words’ orthography sufficed an indication syllables’ prosodic qualities that enabled accompaniment follow l...

In this work, a multi-wavelength model (MWM) is developed. It uses fluorescence bands in the fulvic acid (FA) spectrum that quench upon binding of inorganic Cu2+ to FA. Quenching data at pH values of 5, 6, and 7 are placed in sets, containing fluorescence measures at select wavelengths versus added copper (CM). Intensity data of wavelength set 1 are obtained from 25 nm constant offset synchrono...

Gerhard Junger: Johann Jacob Fezer als Spätaufklärer und frühliberaler Publizist im Zeitalter der Französischen Revolution in Reutlingen Wien (1760-1844). Reutlingen: Oertel + Sporer, 1988. 415 S., zahlr. Abb.