We have used the IRAM 30-m telescope to map, in the J=2–1, J=3–2 and J=5–4 rotational transitions of CS, the molecular hotspot located south-east of the Cepheus OB3 association, at the interface that divides the S 155 diffuse Hii region from the Cepheus B molecular cloud. We have also used the FCRAO 13.7-m telescope to map the larger scale CS(2– 1) emission. The ' 1′ × 1′ segment that has been ...

This report is concerned with the rate and mode of transfer of mercury across a biologic membrane. The experiments reported herein represent part of a series of studies of the pharmacologic properties of mercurial diuretics carried out in this laboratory with a mercurial diuretic (Mercuhydrin)s labeled with radioactive mercury.4 The biologic membrane consisted of the base of a blister produced ...

Autoimmunity to type-WI collagen is characterized by autoantibodies predominantly of lgG class to the non-collagenous domain of type-WI collagen present in the anchoring fibrils which bind basement membrane lamina densa to the anchoring plaques in the dermis. This results in a sublami.na densa split with a blister formation. Type WI collagen autoim.munity is heterogenous in its clinical spectru...

Animal studies have implicated oxytocin and vasopressin in social bonding, physiological stress responses, and wound healing. In humans, endogenous oxytocin and vasopressin levels covary with perceptions of relationship quality, marital behaviors, and physiological stress responses. To investigate relationships among marital behavior, oxytocin, vasopressin, and wound healing, and to determine t...

We assessed the effects of physical and chemical irritants on a profile of acute inflammatory mediators in normal human skin. Skin damage in both cases is accompanied by a flux of inflammatory processes and repair mechanisms, which remain imprecisely understood. We used 10 sequential cellotape strips or topical application of 0.075% capsaicin as skin irritants and characterized the subsequent p...

BACKGROUND This study sought to determine the level of adherence to Coartem© in the routine treatment of uncomplicated malaria among children under the age of five years in Nyando district, Kenya. METHODS Seventy-three children below the age of five years with microscopically confirmed uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria and prescribed Coartem(®) during the normal outpatient departmen...

PURPOSE To investigate the release of surface-active agents (surfactants) from unworn soft contact lenses (SCLs) and their influence on the lens surface wettability in vitro. METHODS Surface tension (ST) of blister pack solutions was measured by pendant-drop technique. STs at the air-aqueous interface and contact angles (CAs) of four conventional and seven silicone hydrogel SCLs were evaluate...

OBJECTIVE To survey the incidence of blister formation in a group of military recruits and to determine the efficacy of a new commercially available blister prevention plaster (Blist-O-Ban). METHODS Questionnaires were completed by 100 male recruits, and the same 100 were entered into a field trial. Due to illness, 2 did not complete the study. Premarch foot condition was documented. Each par...

Blood blister-like aneurysms of the supraclinoid portion of the internal carotid artery are rare, fragile, and thin-walled lesions with a higher rate of rebleeding. Our case underwent a hybrid procedure combining direct surgical and endovascular approach.

Cantharidin, the well-known terpenoid compound from the blood of blister beetles (and active principle of Spanish fly), is a feeding deterrent to insects, effective at a concentration of 10(-5) molar.