Antimicrobial properties of chitosan extracted from indigenous shrimp processing waste were determined against one gram-negative (Salmonella Paratyphi) and one gram-positive bacterium (Staphylococcus aureus) in vitro. The antimicrobial activities of chitosan were explored by calculation of the Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) and Minimum Bactericidal Concentration (MBC) in media supplemen...

The high level of accumulated expertise by ULIS and CEA/LETI on uncooled microbolometers made from amorphous silicon layer enables ULIS to develop 384 x 288 (1⁄4 VGA) IRFPA formats with 25 μm pixel-pitch designed for high end applications. This detector ROIC design relies on the same architecture as the full TV format ROIC one (detector configuration by serial link, user defined amplifier gain,...

The observations of a newly discovered X-ray transient source XTE J1748−288 were made in the energy band 2 − 18 keV with the Indian X-ray Astronomy Experiment(IXAE) on the IRS−P3 satellite during 1998, June 14−25. The source count rate declined gradually with an exponential decay time of 19 ± 1.6 days. The X-ray light curves showed no significant intensity variations on short time scales (≤ 10s...

We report the detection of a new radio transient source, GCRT J1746−2757, located only 1. 1 north of the Galactic center. Consistent with other radio transients toward the Galactic center, this source brightened and faded on a time scale of a few months. No X-ray counterpart was detected. We also report new 0.33 GHz measurements of the radio counterpart to the X-ray transient source, XTE J1748−...

The substantial fossil record for Australopithecus afarensis includes both an adult partial skeleton [Afar Locality (A.L.) 288-1, "Lucy"] and a large simultaneous death assemblage (A.L. 333). Here we optimize data derived from both to more accurately estimate skeletal size dimorphism. Postcranial ratios derived from A.L. 288-1 enable a significant increase in sample size compared with previous ...

The genus Campylobacter is of great importance to public health because it includes several species that may cause diarrhea. These species may be found in water, food and in the intestinal tract of chickens. This study investigated the presence of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli in chicken abattoirs in São Paulo State, Brazil. A total of 288 samples of feces, feathers, scald water, ...

Pakistan faces a human resources for health (HRH) crisis. A cross-sectional survey was conducted to overview frontline health workers. A total of 750 health facilities were surveyed across Pakistan. The median estimate of public sector health care workers in the district health system in Pakistan is 417 288, including 46 153 estimate of public sector health care workers in the district health s...

A total of 288 staphylococcal specimens isolated from different clinical specimens were selected for the evaluation of tests used to detect Staphylococcus aureus. The coagulase (coa) gene PCR was preformed, which confirmed 288 specimens as S. aureus and 51 specimens as coagulase negative staphylococci (CONS). All the specimens were subjected to slide coagulase test, Slidex Staph plus test and t...

Using data from 288 general practices in England and Wales contributing data to the General Practice Research Database in 1996, we derived age-sex specific antibiotic prescribing and exposure rates. The overall antibiotic prescribing rate was 607 per 1000 in males and 852 per 1000 in females. In both males and females, prescribing rates were highest in children aged 0-4 years and in the elderly...