Efficient generation of tunable femtosecond pulses in the blue is reported in the nonlinear crystal BiB3O6. By use of fundamental pulses from a mode-locked Ti:sapphire laser at 76 MHz, single-pass second-harmonic average powers of as much as 830 mW have been generated at 50% conversion efficiency, and a tunable range of 375-435 nm in the blue is demonstrated. Temporal measurements using cross c...

In this paper, in contrast to the usual rough estimation, we present a model to simulate and evaluate the direct, indirect economic and environmental impacts of the implementation of building energy efficiency standards on Chinese economic system and environment by 12 indicators in two scenarios. Four indicators are used to evaluate the direct economic impact degree, five indicators are used to...

It was found that a slide centrifuge (Cytospin) preparation of a cell suspension allowed a reliable assessment of not only cell structure but also the percentage of non-viable cells. The non-viable cells appeared as "smear" cells and paralleled in number the cells taking up trypan blue. Direct experiment showed the unstained viable cells in a trypan blue cell suspension remained intact in a Cyt...

Inrat liver microsomal fractions oxidation of adrenaline was effected by superoxide anion radicals (A), whereas cytochrome c, 2,6-dichlorophenol-indophenol and ferricyanide accepted electrons from NADPH-specific filavoprotein only directly. Nitro Blue Tetrazolium was reduced both by 02and by tbe direct acceptance of electrons. Elevation ofpH and addition of menadione shift the Nitro Blue Tetraz...

We recently determined the genome sequence of the Coccolithoviridae strain Emiliania huxleyi virus 86 (EhV-86), a giant double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) algal virus from the family Phycodnaviridae that infects the marine coccolithophorid E. huxleyi. Here, we determine the phylogenetic relationship between EhV-86 and other large dsDNA viruses. Twenty-five core genes common to nuclear-cytoplasmic larg...

Results: The most widely recognized mechanism of injury was laceration in all levels. In 95 cases (81%) good functional outcome (Grade 3 or better) was achieved. The best prognosis achieved in the neurolysis (86%) and direct suture (84%), respectively. Good functional outcome was achieved in 86% of patients with nerves in continuity, and 80 % of lesions not in continuity. Overall good functiona...

The 86-kDa immediate-early 2 protein (IE2 86) of human cytomegalovirus is a powerful transactivator of homologous and heterologous promoters, including the human cytomegalovirus 1.2-kb RNA early promoter. Two potential mechanisms for gene activation by IE2 86 include interaction with cellular proteins and direct DNA binding. In this report, we show that the 1.2-kb RNA promoter contains a cis-ac...