Different species of microbes form mixed-culture biofilms in cooling water systems. They cause microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) and biofouling, leading to increased operational and maintenance costs. In this work, two D-amino acid mixtures were found to enhance two non-oxidizing biocides [tetrakis hydroxymethyl phosphonium sulfate (THPS) and NALCO 7330 (isothiazoline derivatives)] a...

BACKGROUND Intravenous fentanyl has been used for acute postoperative pain management, but has not always provided reliable adequate analgesia, including patient-controlled analgesia (PCA). The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of time-scheduled decremental infusion of fentanyl for postoperative analgesia. METHODS Ninety-nine patients, aged 20-65 years, undergoing laparosc...

The aim of this study was to compare the expression of selected genes in bovine embryos developed from oocytes with different developmental competence. Four oocyte populations were collected, separately either from small (2-5 mm) or medium (6-10 mm) follicles, in the growth/stagnation (G/S) or dominance/regression (D/R) stage of the first follicular wave. They were matured, fertilized and cultu...

Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) is a potent inhibitor of growth factor-stimulated hematopoiesis in normal and leukemic conditions. Using the factor-dependent myelogenous leukemia cell lines GF-D8 and Mo7, we show that TGF-beta interferes with stem cell factor (SCF)-induced proliferation by downmodulating c-jun gene expression. The ability of SCF to induce accumulation of c-jun transc...