The super cooling point (SCP) is the best documented parameter for describing the ability of insects to survive freezing but its value as a predictor of overwintering survival or for estimation of the cold hardiness potential, is limited. According to this study, the SCP is influenced by such factors as polyol and protein concentration in the hemolymph; therefore it can be lower in winter than ...

The prevalence of asthma in school children has been reported to have increased, with wide variations between countries. To allow comparison of prevalence data, objective markers of asthma should be measured. Therefore, we assessed the prevalence of bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR) to hypertonic saline and its relation to asthma and allergy symptoms in 507 Austrian school children, aged 12-1...

The nonclassical [Rh(CO)(4)](+) cation is luminescent at low temperature with a peak maximum at 19640 cm(-1) and a full-width at half-maximum of 2900 cm(-1). Both the solution absorption and low-temperature solid-state luminescence spectra of the [Rh(CO)(4)](1-Et-CB(11)F(11)) salt are reported. The cesium salt of the [1-Et-CB(11)F(11)](-) counterion is also luminescent (with a peak maximum at 2...