We compared the ability of the semiautomated BDProbeTec-SDA system, which uses the strand displacement amplification (SDA) method, with that of the Roche Amplicor-PCR system and the Septi-Chek AFB culture system to directly detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTB) and other mycobacteria in sputum samples. A total of 530 sputum samples from 299 patients were examined in this study. Of the...

This study investigates the use of Saw Dust Ash (SDA) as partial replacement for ordinary Portland cement (OPC) in sandcrete blocks. Some units of sandcrete hollow blocks were produced by partially replacing the cement content with 5% to 25% by weight of SDA, using vibrating block moulding machine. Sandcrete blocks without SDA serve as the control. The blocks produced were tested to determine t...

Endothelial (E-) and platelet (P-) selectin mediated adhesion of tumor cells to vascular endothelium is a pivotal step of hematogenous metastasis formation. Recent studies have demonstrated that selectin deficiency significantly reduces metastasis formation in vivo. We selected an E- and P-Selectin specific DNA Aptamer (SDA) via SELEX (Systematic Evolution of Ligands by EXponential enrichment) ...

Intake of marine-based n-3 fatty acids (EPA, docosapentaenoic acid and DHA) is recommended to prevent CHD. Stearidonic acid (SDA), a plant-based n-3 fatty acid, is a precursor of EPA and may be more readily converted to EPA than a-linolenic acid (ALA). While transgenic soyabeans might supply SDA at low cost, it is unclear whether SDA is associated with CHD risk. Furthermore, associations of oth...

The effects and interactions of heating temperature (55 to 60 ̊C), sodium lactate (NaL; 0.0 to 4.8%), sodium diacetate (SDA; 0.0 to 0.4, w/w) and pediocin (0 to 10,000AU) on the heat resistance of L. monocytogenes 101M on the surface of frankfurters were examined. Thermal death times were determined by dipping vacuum packaged frankfurters in a circulatory water bath set to required temperatures....

This article first proposed a Bipartite Request Dependency Graph (BRDG) that describes the object-level interrelationships between user click requests and embedded web object requests. These two kinds of requests are classified from HTTP data by an identification algorithm. The interrelationships between user click requests and embedded web object reflect the web page structural, which contain ...

The data descriptions of the units are called “symbolic” when they are more complex than the standard ones due to the fact that they contain internal variation and are structured. Symbolic data happen from many sources, for instance in order to summarise huge Relational Data Bases by their underlying concepts. “Extracting knowledge” means getting explanatory results, that why, “symbolic objects...

To reduce uncertainty in the identification of recharge areas Peripheral Aquifer Salar de Atacama (SdA), a few studies have investigated isotopic characteristics and moisture sources precipitation SdA basin. In present study, seasonal cycle meteorological parameters relationships this with sea surface temperature anomalies are shown, humidity identified, types clouds producing defined. Finally,...