OBJECTIVE We investigated the relationship between plasma levels of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and liver function in malaria control personnel 6 months after one round of DDT indoor residual spraying (IRS). METHOD This was a cross-sectional study in the districts of Apac and Oyam of Lango, northern Uganda. Volunteers were clinically examined, and 5 ml samples of venous blood were t...

We report, the use of laser-plasma-driven x rays to reveal three-dimensional (3D) structure a highly atomizing water spray. Soft approximately 5 keV are generated by means laser-plasma accelerator. Transmission radiography measurements performed at different angles, rotating multihole injector. Using computer tomography, local liquid volume distribution and its spatial variation retrieved in 3D...

In some plant species, including Arabidopsis, fertilization induces the epidermal cells of the outer ovule integument to differentiate into a specialized seed coat cell type with a unique morphology and containing large quantities of polysaccharide mucilage (pectin). Such seed coat mucilage cells are necessary for neither viability nor germination under normal laboratory conditions. Thus, the A...

Abstract The Axial III™ torch is a multiple-arc plasma generator with set of three single cathode–anode units, which still significant importance, especially in the field suspension spraying. division into spatially separated systems allows for central feedstock injection improved deposition rates and efficiencies. In this work, several diagnostic methods were applied to characterize jet an spr...

BACKGROUND Polymorphonuclear leukocytes contain a large number of enzymes and bactericidal proteins stored in granules. Neutrophil activation induces degranulation and immediate release of these bioactive substances, including human neutrophil elastase (HNE) also known as elastase-2 (ELA2), which may contaminate whole blood units and blood components. MATERIALS AND METHODS The HNE concentrati...