A systematic search for viral infection was performed in the isolated Kerguelen Islands, using a range of polyvalent genus-specific PCR assays. Barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) was detected in both introduced and native grasses such as Poa cookii. The geographical distribution of BYDV and its prevalence in P. cookii were analyzed using samples collected from various sites of the archipelago. We...

Abstract There are many preanalytical variables (PAV) that known to affect coagulation testing. The more commonly acknowledged PAV addressed by the clinical laboratory tend start with their influence on blood collection, but realistically starts patient, where has less or control. Patient selection and appropriate timing for collection may be integral assuring proper diagnosis management. Labor...

Hydroxymethylglutaryl (HMG) CoA-reductase inhibitors, or statins, play an important role in the primary and secondary prevention of coronary heart disease. By inhibiting the enzyme HMG-CoA reductase, statins lower the production of cholesterol in the liver, resulting in lower LDL cholesterol levels. Besides lowering cholesterol levels, statin therapy slows down plaque progression and in some pa...

Abstract Background Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) reflects long-term glycemic control and is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events among diabetic non-diabetic patients. The specific impact HbA1c upon atheroma progression incident relative to the presence other factors remains uncertain. Purpose We tested hypothesis that on-treatment levels independently associate coronary measured...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to compare the effects of a combination of niacin and simvastatin to simvastatin alone, on plaque regression and inflammatory makers. SUBJECTS AND METHODS The study had a prospective, randomized design. Subjects were patients with intermediate coronary artery stenosis. A total of 28 patients received a combination of niacin 1,000 mg plus sim...

Aims. The main goal of this research is to determine the angular size and the atmospheric structures of cool giant stars ( Oct, β Peg, NU Pav, ψ Peg, and γ Hya) and to compare them with hydrostatic stellar model atmospheres, to estimate the fundamental parameters, and to obtain a better understanding of the circumstellar environment. Methods. We conducted spectro-interferometric observations of...

The oxidative aging of bitumen was investigated chemically and structurally using SARA analysis, TOF-SIMS AFM. Typical wax-containing non-waxy samples were selected. Short- long-term tests conducted under standard conditions, at prolonged times. For both the bitumen, significantly decreases aromatic fraction same time increase content resins asphaltenes. AFM shows bee-like structures on surface...

Department of Chemistry, University of Pav E-mail: [email protected] Dipartimento di Chimica dell'Università de Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari – CNR), Università degli Studi di Milano, U Milano, Italy INSTM Research Unit, University of Pavia, † Electronic supplementary information ( absorption and emission spectra, and com mass spectra of newly syn...

OBJECTIVES This study sought to determine the relationship between coronary calcification and plaque progression in response to established medical therapies. BACKGROUND Coronary calcification correlates with the extent of atherosclerosis and predicts clinical outcome. METHODS Atheroma volume was determined in serial intravascular ultrasound pullbacks in matched arterial segments of 776 pat...