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This paper presents a comparison of global temperature variations in the stratosphere and troposphere between satellite measurements (SSU + MSU), reanalysis data sets, and CMIP5 models. The focus is on comparing interannual variability and trends among the data sets, and direct comparisons are made by constructing weighted averages of the reanalysis and model temperatures to approximately match...

Introduction Monosodium urate (MSU) crystal induced interleukin-1 (IL-1b) secretion is a critical pathogenic factor in the development of gout and serves as therapeutic target in these patients. Nevertheless, without co-stimulation by a pro-IL-1ß inducing factor, e.g. lipopolysaccharides (LPS), MSU alone cannot induce IL-1b secretion in vitro. The endogenous Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR-4) agonist...

What is gout? Gout is a type of arthritis (inflammation of the joints) that mostly affects men age 40 and older. It is nearly always associated with an abnormally high concentration of uric acid in the blood. Uric acid is produced in the liver and enters the bloodstream. Under certain circumstances, the body produces too much uric acid or excretes too little. As uric acid concentrations increas...

The effect of coating monosodium urate crystals (MSU) with low density lipoprotein (LDL), postulated previously as a major regulator of gouty inflammation, was studied in a neutrophil chemiluminescence (CL) assay and an air pouch model of inflammation induced by MSU. LDL crystalline coating abrogated the neutrophil CL response but, in contrast, had no inhibitory effect on leucocyte accumulation...

P. Sarriguren,1,* A. Algora,2,3 and J. Pereira4,5 1Instituto de Estructura de la Materia, IEM-CSIC, Serrano 123, E-28006 Madrid, Spain 2Instituto de Fı́sica Corpuscular, CSIC-Universitat de Valencia, E-46071 Valencia, Spain 3Institute of Nuclear Research of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 4026 Debrecen, Hungary 4National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, MSU, East Lansing, Michigan 48823,...

The investigation of thermal and excess noise in the high-Q modes of all fused silica suspension for the Advanced LIGO test masses.. 2 1.2 The investigation of thermal and excess noise in the fused silica plates with multilayer reflective coating. .

Gout is an inflammatory arthritis characterized by the deposition of monosodium urate crystals (MSU) in the synovial membrane, articular cartilage and periarticular tissues leading to inflammation. Men are more commonly affected, mainly after the 5th decade of life. Its incidence has been growing with the population ageing. In the majority of the cases, the diagnosis is made by clinical criteri...

IT Services coordinates two days of no-charge seminars to instructors and graduate assistants on technology topics on May 6-7, 2014. Workshops are designed to support faculty, academic staff, and graduate assistants in their teaching and research roles by providing seminars for online learning and instruction in the use of a variety of software tools. Hosted by the Center for Language Teaching ...

I Summary 2 A The impro vem ents of the Q-factor of the suspension modes . . . . . . . . 2 B The developmen t and the realization of methods of measuremen ts of the excess noise in all-fused-silica bers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 C The investigation of the sources of noises produced by electrostatic actuators 4 D The analysis of new topologies and new meters for the adv anced L...