We used a modified reference microdilution method (the M-38P method) to evaluate the in vitro activities of the new triazole UR-9825 in comparison with those of amphotericin B against 77 strains of opportunistic filamentous fungi. UR-9825 was clearly more active than amphotericin B against all fungi except Fusarium solani and Scytalidium spp. Notably, UR-9825 had low MICs for Aspergillus fumiga...

Undergraduate research (UR) and problem-based learning (PBL) sessions are similar with respect to the type of skills gained through each. However, appropriate modification of PBL sessions would contribute to enhanced UR experience. Based on personal experience in UR and a PBL curriculum, in this short discourse I shall explain how studying under a PBL curriculum enabled me to gain more out of m...

Hezegune eraikiak ur grisen tratamendurako sistema merkeak, instalatzeko errazak eta jasangarriak dira, ohiko kutsatzaileak eliminatzeko gaitasun handia dutelako. Gainazaleko gainazal azpiko fluxuko erakoak dira hezegune eraiki mota nagusiak, azkenak hondakin uren eraginkorragoak izanik. Bakoitzaren hoberena aprobetxatzeko gero erabiliagoak bi motak konbinatzen dituzten hibridoak. Hondakin araz...

Left ventricular (LV) twist is thought to play an important role in cardiac function. However, how twist affects systolic or diastolic function is not understood in detail. We acquired apical and basal short-axis images of dogs undergoing open-chest procedures (n = 15) using a GE Vivid 7 at baseline and during the use of an apical suction device (Starfish) to limit apical rotation. We measured ...

PURPOSE To determine the prevalence of different approaches to the difficult urethral catheterization (DUC) among urology residents (UR) in the United States (US). MATERIALS AND METHODS An email invitation to participate in an online survey regarding DUC was sent to 267 UR and to 22 urology program coordinators for them to forward to their residents. 142 UR completed the survey. RESULTS Aft...

OBJECTIVE To compare the population-level impact of two World Health Organization-endorsed strategies for improving the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB): same-day microscopy and Xpert MTB/RIF (Cepheid, USA). METHODS We created a compartmental transmission model of TB in a representative African community, fit to the regional incidence and mortality of TB and HIV. We compared the population-leve...

– We would like to solve the following problem: find a mathematical model formu­ lating I) quantum entanglement, II) particle-wave duality, III) universal objects (ur-sub-Planck objects): to be defined in terms of direct or inverse limits (defined by universal mapping proper­ ties) giving microcosm behaviors of space-time so as to give the smooth macrocosm space-time, and IV) the “curved” space...