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Cells of a naturally occurring strain of Pseudomonas cepacia grown in distilled water were exposed to ultraviolet radiation. Irradiated samples incubated on membrane filters or in fluid recovery media in the absence of light showed no evidence of dark repair mechanisms. When samples were exposed to fluorescent light ranging from 50 to 950 foot candles (538 to 10,222 lux) of illumination, appare...

6 525 538 Technological advances have led to continued expansion in the scope of biliary intervention in both benign and malignant disease. The increased use of endoscopic biliary evaluation and intervention has modified the role of percutaneous techniques, however, those patients who do require a percutaneous approach often represent a technically difficult subgroup. We review ‘state-of-the-ar...

We analyzed the data available in Nepal during this pandemic in order to determine the epidemiological, clinical and virological characteristics of pandemic influenza A in 2009. The test was conducted by real-time Reverse Transcription--Polymerase Chain Reaction on sample from patients with suspected influenza-like illnesses. Out of 538 cases were tested, 32% were positive for pandemic influenz...

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Ioannis Chatzakis,1,2,* Hugen Yan,1 Daohua Song,1 Stéphane Berciaud,1,3 and Tony F. Heinz1 1Departments of Physics and Electrical Engineering, Columbia University, 538 West 120th Street, New York, New York 10027, USA 2Department of Physics, JRM Laboratory, Kansas State University Manhattan, Kansas 66506, USA 3IPCMS (UMR 7504), Université de Strasbourg and CNRS, F-67034 Strasbourg, France (Recei...