Rationale Food Allergy is a growing public health concern. There is observational evidence that exposure to food allergens across a disrupted skin barrier can lead to food sensitisation (FS) and food allergy (FA). This mechanism of action has subsequently been proven in murine studies. We sought to ascertain whether a non invasive measurement of skin barrier function at 3 time points in early i...

Abstract. External barrier options are two-asset options with stochastic variables where the payoff depends on one underlying asset and the barrier depends on another state variable. The barrier state variable determines whether the option is knocked in or out when the value of the variable is above or below some prescribed barrier level. This paper derives the explicit analytic solution of the...

In matching theory, barrier sets (also known as Tutte sets) have been studied extensively due to its connection to maximum matchings in a graph. In this paper, we first define θ-barrier sets. Our definition of a θ-barrier set is slightly different from that of a barrier set. However we show that θ-barrier sets and barrier sets have similar properties. In particular, we prove a generalized Berge...

Barrier options are a widely used class of path-dependent derivative securities. These options either cease to exist or come into existence when some pre-specified asset price barrier is hit during the option’s life. Merton (1973) has derived a down-and-out call price by solving the corresponding partial differential equation with some boundary conditions. Reiner & Rubinstein (1991) published c...

The seasonal dependence of predictability in ENSO manifests itself in the so-called spring barrier found in the cyclostationary lag autocorrelations, or persistence. This work examines the statistics of persistence, with particular focus on the phase-of-year-dependent pattern found in ENSO data, the barrier. Simple time series of one sine wave produce a barrier if the frequency is a biennial cy...

Numerous health studies conducted worldwide suggest an increase in the occurrence of adverse health effects for populations living, working, or going to school near large roadways. A study was designed to assess traffic emission impacts on air quality near a heavily traveled highway. The portion of highway studied included a section of open field and a section with a noise barrier adjacent to t...

After washed with soap and rinsed in UPSW for 2 weeks, severe dermatitis of NC/Tnd mice were reduced as well as TEWL. On the other hand, dermatitis in NC/Tnd mice rinsed in tap water became worse. Plasma total IgE was increased in mice that were immunized with metallic soap. Conclusions: UPSW protected skins from residue of metallic soap. Metallic soap has antigenic activity and increased plasm...

Sir, Perhaps my paper (Reiber 1994) is not easy to understand, but all five "flaws" suggested by Prof. Ohman are misunderstandings. There are some demanding mathematical and physical-chemical differential equations involved, which are not easy for the reader untrained in biophysics to understand. I will present a background discussion and then comment on the "flaws". There is disagreement about...

Introduction: Recent studies have reported that the Aloe vera (Aloe barbadensis miller) plant has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects. This study evaluated the neuroprotective effects of different doses of Aloe vera extract after traumatic brain injury (TBI) in male rats. Materials and Methods:  In this study, 70 male rats were divided into 2 groups; each group consists of 5 of sub-g...

In order to protect itself from a diverse set of environmental pathogens and toxins, the body has developed a number of barrier mechanisms to limit the entry of potential hazards. Here, we compare two such barriers: the gut immune barrier, which is the primary barrier against pathogens and toxins ingested in food, and the blood-brain barrier, which protects the central nervous system from patho...