Unidad Guaymas, Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C., Apartado Postal 284, Guaymas, Sonora CP 85480, México Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA Departamento de Neurobiología del Desarrollo y Neurofisiología, Instituto de Neurobiología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Querétaro C.P. 76230, México Laboratorio...

In this paper, we study the existence of positive periodic solutions to second-order singular differential equations. The proof relies on Schauder’s fixed point theorem. Our results show that in some situations weak singularities can help create periodic solutions, as pointed out by Torres [J. Differential Equations 232 (2007) 277–284].

A simple microbiological method to identify antimicrobial agents in urine is described. Of 1,514 consecutive urine specimens received from general practitioners, 302 (19.94%) contained antimicrobial activity. The antibacterial agent was identified confidently in 284 of these. Surprisingly, 83 (5.48%) urine specimens contained an antimicrobial substance not usually used in the treatment of urina...

Personal use only. For copyright permission information: Published online http://www.ajcconline.org © 2010 American Association of Critical-Care Nurses doi: 10.4037/ajcc2009575 2010;19:278-284 Am J Crit Care Linda Y. Y. Chan, Alice Y. M. Jones, Raymond C. K. Chung and K. N. Hung Decannulation of a Tracheotomy Tube in Neurosurgical Patients Peak Flow Rate During Induced Cough: A Predictor of Suc...

The mammalian Slc11a1 and Slc11a2 proteins define a large family of secondary metal transporters. Slc11a1 and Slc11a2 function as pH-dependent divalent cation transporters that play a critical role in host defenses against infections and in Fe2+ homeostasis, respectively. The position and polarity of individual transmembrane domains (TMD) of Slc11a2 were studied by an epitope tagging method bas...

The use of glass capillaries (the so-called mono-capillaries) as incident beam optical module for X-ray micro-diffraction is evaluated. These mono-capillaries show a gain in intensity with a typical factor of three over traditional pinhole collimators. Procedures to improve the particle statistics of the measurement are discussed. Examples are shown on phase identification and preferred orienta...

Background: Aspirin reduces risk of colorectal neoplasia in randomized trials and epidemiological studies and inhibits tumor growth and metastases in animal models. However, the influence of aspirin on survival after diagnosis of colorectal cancer is unknown. Methods: Among 1288 participants diagnosed with Stage I, II, or III colorectal cancer enrolled in two cohorts, we used Cox proportional h...

INTRODUCTION Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a severe X-linked recessive neuromuscular disease that affects one in 3500 live-born males. The total absence of dystrophin observed in DMD patients is generally caused by mutations that disrupt the reading frame of the DMD gene, and about 80% of cases harbour deletions or duplications of one or more exons. METHODS We reviewed 284 cases of mal...

A Dynamic Nuclear Polarisation (DNP) enhanced solid-state Magic Angle Spinning (MAS) NMR spectrometer which uses a 187 GHz (corresponding to (1)H NMR frequency of 284 MHz) Extended Interaction Klystron (EIK) amplifier as the microwave source is briefly described. Its performance is demonstrated for a biomolecule (bacteriorhodopsin), a pharmaceutical, and surface functionalised silica. The EIK i...

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the impact of HIV/AIDS on fertility in Malawi. The future course of fertility will have an impact on both macroeconomic variables, such as GDP per capita, and various socioeconomic factors like mother-to-child-transmission of HIV, child mortality, the number of orphans, and public expenditures on schooling. Data on both prime-age adult mortality and HIV p...