OSU-NAG eye plaques use fewer sources than COMS-plaques of comparable size, and do not employ a Silastic seed carrier insert. Monte Carlo modeling was used to calculate 3D dose distributions for a 16 mm OSU-NAG eye plaque and a 16 mm COMS eye plaque loaded with either Iodine-125 or Cesium-131 brachytherapy sources. The OSU-NAG eye plaque was loaded with eight sources forming two squares, wherea...

In this study, we have explored the transcriptomic response of Streptococcus pneumoniae D39 to N-acetylglucosamine (NAG). Transcriptome comparison of S. pneumoniae D39 wild-type grown in chemically defined medium (CDM) in the presence of 0.5% NAG to that grown in the presence of 0.5% glucose revealed elevated expression of many genes/operons, including nagA, nagB, manLMN, and nanP. We have furt...

Optimization procedure is crucial to achieve desirable performance for speech recognition based on deep neural networks (DNNs). Conventionally, DNNs are trained by using mini-batch stochastic gradient descent (SGD) which is stable but prone to be trapped into local optimum. A recent work based on Nesterov’s accelerated gradient descent (NAG) algorithm is developed by merging the current momentu...

Reports indicate that silver nanoparticles (nAg) are toxic to vegetation, but little is known about their effects in crop plants. This study examines the impacts of nAg on the physiology and nutritional quality of radish (Raphanus sativus) sprouts. Seeds were germinated and grown for 5 days in nAg suspensions at 0, 125, 250, and 500 mg/L. Seed germination and seedling growth were evaluated with...

Microbial colonization on implanted devices and biofilm formation is a recurrent complication in implant surgery and may result in loss of implants. The aim of this study was to deposit silver nanoparticles on a titanium surface to obtain antibacterial properties. In the present study, we prepared a silver nanoparticle-modified titanium (Ti-nAg) surface using silanization method. The morphology...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Uric acid may cause renal damage, whereas adiponectin in some studies has been reported to have renoprotective properties. The renoprotective role of adiponectin under the influence of hyperuricemia has not been explored. We assessed the cross-sectional association between adiponectin, serum uric acid (SUA) and urinary biomarkers of glomerular and tubular damage (albumin-creatin...

The hygienic and pathogenic consequences of the isolation of Vibrio cholerae NAG from the conjunctiva of two ducklings, from brackish water samples in their surroundings, and from the intestinal contents of a duckling, are discussed in relation to present knowledge of the occurrence of Vibrio cholerae NAG in man and animals.

N-Carbamylglutamate Accelerates Ureagenesis in Patients with Hyperammonemia N Ah Mew, E Daikhin, R McCarter, I Payan, I Nissim, M Yudkoff, M Tuchman Children's Research Institute, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA The urea cycle is responsible for nitrogen regulation and balance in humans. Disruption of normal urea cycle fu...

Beta-N-acetyl glucosaminidase (NAG) is a lyosomal enzyme found in high concentrations in the epithelial cells of renal tubules. It is excreted in the urine of normal people, but much larger quantities are excreted by patients with renal disease,' those taking nephrotoxic drugs,' and those starting treatment with aspirin.3 Measuring NAG excretion may be a convenient way of assessing early damage...

OBJECTIVE To determine the changes in activity of plasma N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase, a marker for inflammation as well as renal, pulmonary and cardiac damage and proinflammatory cytokines in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting and find out the relationship between their plasma levels with clinical outcome of patients. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional study. PLACE AND DURATI...