Two methods of purification of the plantaricin ST31, a bacteriocin produced by Lactobacillus plantarum ST31 are used in this study – the method of ammonium sulfate precipitation, Sep-pack C18 cartridge and reverse-phase HPLC chromatography on C18 Nucleosil column, and the method of direct purification by cation exchange SP Sepharose Fast Flow column Amersham (Pharmacia Biotech). The purity of t...

Prominent ear is a relatively common deformity of the external ear, with an incidence of approximately 5% in Caucasians [1]. The main anatomical features of prominent ear are protrusion of the upper half of the helix with a wide conchoscaphal angle that results from failure of the antihelix to fold properly, in conjunction with a wide conchomastoid angle, deep conchal bowl, or absence of the he...

Aesthetic rhinoplasty procedures have increased in frequency in the Asian population. Although aesthetic concepts differ for each race, the current concept of nasal beauty shows a tendency to coincide with that of Caucasians. The ideal, beautiful nose tends to have a straight dorsum from the radix to the tip, with an adequate height. The tip should be slightly more prominent than the dorsum, an...

Submission On Display: Wednesday, June 17 & Thursday, June 18 Authors: Jicong Fan, Junling Gao, Bonnie W. Y. Wu, Ao Tan, Hinhung Sik Institutions: Centre of Buddhist Studies, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, Alzheimer’s Disease Research Network, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong,...