Blood glutathione concentrations represent a measure of protection against oxidative damage. In earlier studies, we observed that, in adolescents with poorly controlled type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), blood glutathione is significantly depleted because of increased rates of glutathione utilization. To determine whether increased availability of cysteine - one of the three constitutive amino ac...

SKADHAUGE, ERIK, AND BODIL SCHMIDT-NIELSEN. Renal function in domestic fowl. Am. J. Physiol. 2 12 (4) : 793-798. 1967.Roosters were exposed to water and salt loading and to dehydration. The ureteral urine was collected through polyethylene funnels. The glomerular filtration rate (GFR) was found to increase an average of 23 yO from dehydration to hydration, when at the same time the urine flow i...

To verify the reliability of transvaginal ultrasonography in diagnosing intrauterine disease and in evaluating the operability of submucous myomas and to determine the feasibility, acceptability and validity of hysteroscopy for menorrhagia, we performed a prospective 5 year study on 793 women of mean age +/- SD of 41.5 +/- 7.8 years. All the patients referred for excessive menstrual bleeding wi...

PURPOSE Methods for quick and reliable detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae are needed for the diagnosis of pneumococcal disease and vaccine studies. This study aimed to show that sequential multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is more efficient than conventional culture in achieving S. pneumoniae-positive results. METHODS Nasopharyngeal (NP) secretions were obtained from 842 pediatric ...

Circulation 53: 752, 1976 4. Braunwald E, Morrow AG: Sequence of ventricular contraction in human bundle branch block. Am J Med 23: 205, 1957 5. Haber E, Leatham A: Splitting of heart sounds from ventricular asynchrony in bundle branch block, ventricular ectopic beats and artificial pacing. Br Heart J 27: 691, 1965 6. Waider W, Craige E: First heart sound and ejection sounds. Am J Cardiol 35: 3...

Abstract Introduction The Giant Hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum) is a rare cause for chemical burns in humans and animals acquiring growing recognition mainstream media as relevant public health concern. Injuries attributed to this plant range from innocuous superficial irritation full-thickness burns. A vast majority of cases will resolve with conservative measures effective first aid, but t...

We present a bi-directionally 793-nm diode-pumped Tm 3+ , Ho -codoped silica polarization maintaining double-clad all-fiber laser based on single-oscillator architecture emitting 195 W at 2.09 µm in continuous wave mode of operation, with beam quality near the diffraction limit (M 2 = 1.08). The power scaling is only pump-power-limited range total available pump (540 W).

background and aims: adenovirus is one of the causative agents of viral conjunctivitis. approximately an average of 40% of viral conjunctivitis is due to adenovirus infection. the rate of infection is usually the highest during the spring and summer months. in this study attempt was made to evaluate the incidence of conjunctivitis due to adenovirus infection in patients referred to one of the a...

We propose a triode structure for achieving submillisecond grayto-gray response time in a double fringing-field-switching (DFFS) cell. The bright and dark states are obtained by applying a fringing field and a vertical field, respectively. The simulated averaged grayscale rise time is 793 μs and decay time is 478 μs. This triode DFFS mode enables conventional nematic LCDs for color sequential d...

A high-power 83 W cladding-pumped Tm3+-Ho3+-doped silica fiber laser is reported. Using bidirectional 793 nm diode pumping, a maximum slope efficiency of 42% was produced after a threshold launched pump power of 12 W was exceeded. The laser operated at wavelengths near 2105 nm with moderate beam quality, i.e., M2 approximately 1.5. Further power scaling of the fiber laser was limited by thermal...